Curt Schilling Is 'Scythehands Voxslayer,' Defender of the World's Geeks

I summarily reject the stereotype that bloggers are basement-dwelling, underwear-sporting dweebs, because a) most of us aren't and b) too many people laugh when you tell them you "operate a blog" and "live with your mother." Judgmental jerks.

So when Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling started a blog, I embraced the notion, not only for the dearth of information he can provide but for the way a superstar athlete can help us ditch the blog-nerd moniker once and for all.

Unfortunately, as the guys at Fire Joe Morgan found, it turns out Schilling is actually a giant nerd, a nerd who calls himself "Scythehands Voxslayer" when he plays Everquest. Sigh:

Q: Tell us some of the most interesting adventures you have had while playing Everquest? Did you ever do something really stupid? Something that you are really proud of?

A: My first foray into Lower Guk was a lot of fun. My favorite memories are pretty basic. Completing the Robe of the Lost Circle quest was a blast. Camping Raster was a nightmare, but I got stupidly lucky. I had pretty much resigned myself to camping Scythehands in the Mino room, logging in, seeing another monk already there camping, and waiting. One night I log in, and there's a 55 level monk there. Great guy. He's been there for like 12 hours. No Raster -- pop, despawn, pop, despawn -- still no Raster. Now I'm in about my 3rd day there -- total time camping him maybe 5-10 hours tops -- but getting some good groups when I did have the camp (lotsa guild mates showed up and we pulled and got great exp)....

That answer is, believe it or not, Curt Schilling talking about a particularly embarrassing quest he embarked on in the popular MMORPG, Everquest. (MMORPG stands for Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game. Duh.) But yeah: that was Curt Schilling, giving this interview with an Everquest fanboy site several years ago, and man, is it dorky.

So, to review: Curt Schilling -- bloody-sock wearing, foot-injury fighting, World Series- winning tough dude -- goes by the name "Scythehands Voxslayer" in an online videogaming community and blogs in his spare time. That sound you just heard is your head exploding.