Curt Schilling bloody sock game revisited

FOX Sports will be televising the NLDS this postseason, in addition to the NLCS and World Series. In order to get you pumped up for the MLB postseason, we will be posting cool infographics over the next week about some of the more memorable moments from recent MLB playoffs history. We’re starting today with an infographic on Curt Schilling’s infamous “Bloody Sock” game (I still say it was a ketchup packet). To see the full TV schedule for the MLB playoffs — and remember, many of the games will air on FOX Sports 1 — click here.

Even though I joke about the blood being from a ketchup packet, a very solid source told me several years ago that Schilling, despite being a drama queen, pitched through momentous amounts of pain in that game. He also said the blood was real. Below are some video highlights from Schilling’s performance.

The bloody sock game was also the same game where A-Rod infamously slapped at Bronson Arroyo:

#neverforget