Schilling Isn't Sad to See Manny Gone

Was Manny Ramirez's presence in Boston's clubhouse really a distraction? Curt Schilling thinks so. In an interview with Boston sports radio station WEEI this morning, Schilling held nothing back talking about his former teammate. From the Boston Globe:

"You kind of hope it didn't happen because it ends up being someone getting what they wanted after doing every possible thing ethically they could do wrong," Schilling said. "I was in that clubhouse after that and the change in atmosphere was palpable and I don't think you can put a price tag on that."

While unloading on his former teammate, Schilling also talked about an incident from 2005 in which he and Ramirez had to be separated by teammates after Schilling chided Ramirez for sitting out a game against the Devil Rays to avoid facing pitcher Seth McClung.

That the two teammates had a near dust-up isn't really news -- the incident was reported in the Boston Herald when it happened -- but it's still amusing that Schilling decided to bring it up now, three years after the fact. There's nothing classier than dressing down a guy after he's already left the building.