Tuesday, October 19, 2004. Yankee Stadium.
Curt Schilling's performance in game one of that ALCS was miserable. He was battling dislocated peroneal tendons and lasted only three innings. The Sox had fallen behind 3-0 but had improbably won two in a row. It was now game six and it was Curt's turn again. But the man who had been brought here for exactly this purpose, couldn't pitch.
And so they did something probably ill-advised. In the trainer's room at Fenway on October 18th, they sutured the skin so that the tendons couldn't move. He hobbled out to the mound the next day. And with blood seeping through his sock he threw seven innings, allowing only one run in a game the Sox would win 4-2.
It was a surreal game all around. It was also the game when Alex Rodriguez slapped the ball out of Bronson Arroyo's glove and was called out for interference. And later the police filed in and lined the baselines, lending the game a very eerie vibe.
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