Oct 22, 2004 03:27
Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, who picked up the win in Game 6 of the ALCS against the Yankees despite an ailing right ankle, appeared on Late Show with David Letterman on Thursday night to deliver The Top Ten list: Top Ten secrets of the Red Sox comeback.
10. Unlike the first three games, we didn't leave early to beat the traffic.
9. We put flu virus in Jeter's Gatorade.
8. Let's just say Pete Rose made some phone calls for us.
7. We asked Pokey Reese to be a little less Pokey.
6. It's not like we haven't won a big game before -- it's just been 86 years.
5. Honestly, I think we were tired of hearing about the Patriots.
4. The messages of encouragement Martha sent on prison napkins.
3. We pretended the baseball was Letterman's head.
2. What'd you expect -- we have a guy who looks like Jesus!
1. We got Babe Ruth's ghost a hooker and now everything's cool.