The Horde win the pennant! The Horde win the pennant!
by Elizabeth Wachowski 
Nov 8th 2007 at 5:30PM
Yet another celebrity has confessed to being a WoW player. Curt Schilling, the pitcher whose famous game 6 stand against the Yankees in 2004 helped lead the Red Sox to their first World Series championship in eons, plays Hordeside on Malfurion.
In an interview with Allakhazam, Schilling outed Wyndwraith, his 70 orc hunter, and Ngruk, his tauren shaman. He describes himself as a hardcore raider who loves questing. He plays WoW from hotel rooms when he's on the road, and he has recently struggled with the hardcore vs. casual conundrum. Schilling also talks about his own gaming companies, Everquest memories, and the (non) stigma of video games in today's world.
It's always nice to see a well-known, successful person that plays WoW admit it to the public. It helps break down the stereotype that gamers are all basement-dwelling virgins. One question for Mr. Schilling -- do you still have your epic [Bloody Sock]?
[Thanks for the tip, Calaf!]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Denatured Nov 8th 2007 5:36PM
What a noob. Look at his trinkets... ZOMG mend pet buffage!
Quoi Nov 8th 2007 5:37PM
Bah, Curt! WHYYYY???
Next you're going to tell me that Tom Brady plays a Belf loladin! Actually, if I was dating Gisele, I'd give up WoW in a heartbeat :D
Quoi Nov 8th 2007 5:39PM
Oh man, his hunter's gear makes me sad.
Jason Awesome Nov 8th 2007 5:42PM
Didn't Schilling admit to playing WoW months ago?
Baluki Nov 8th 2007 5:43PM
Oh man, bad idea to give out your info when you're a celeb. It's a good thing you can get your name changed now.
icarusdrc Nov 8th 2007 7:13PM
Um, he probably doesn't have much time on his hands to do too many raids, especially during the season. His gear needs some work, but he's got a 70 Hunter... happy to see he resigned with the Sox.
dekulink Nov 8th 2007 5:51PM
Ugh. Boston and Horde.. that guy is just ASKING to go to hell. Teehee.
-A Hardcore Alliance / Yankee fan
Nails Nov 8th 2007 5:56PM
welcome to two years ago
Sedna Nov 8th 2007 6:00PM
Curt's stacking stamina over agility and RAP? Oh dear, oh dear...He's maxed Aldor rep though, so it must be working for him.
Well, at least in one area of my life, I can say that I can kick more ass than Curt Schilling. :) Now if only I can find Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's toons...
Wildhammer Nov 8th 2007 6:07PM
How DARE you show a picture of a Red Sox player in an article that contains "Horde" in its title. Shame on you!
*Slap*
Rizel Nov 8th 2007 6:10PM
lol don't be too harsh on the fella, it's not like he can commit himself to WoW like those "basement-dwelling virgins".
If you hate his choices, friendlist him and give him advice, maybe he'll give you REAL gold.
KCV Nov 8th 2007 6:36PM
I really cannot believe people are dissing his imaginary gear, maybe if your nice to him he will pay you to apply a couple of coats of wax to his RL epic mounts.
Green Armadillo Nov 8th 2007 6:42PM
I lolled at his response to the computer specs question. Yeah, I guess $14 million a year is enough to get yourself a decent rig. :)
For all the time Allakhazam spent talking baseball, there was actually a gaming consideration in Curt's new contract with the Sox. The studio may not be called "Green Monster Games" anymore, but that doesn't mean Curt's not going to want to trade on his rep with the Sox when it comes time to sell their new game. Maybe he could have gotten another million or two signing somewhere else this year, but it might not have been worth the lost BoSox rep. :)
Slaign Nov 8th 2007 6:48PM
Doesn't look to me like he's a "hardcore raider"...
Glavil Nov 8th 2007 6:54PM
His gear and spec cry "huntard". This would make me a sad Hunter, if I wasn't a Yankees fan. Instead, it just makes me chuckle.
Rich Nov 8th 2007 6:56PM
Hardcore raider, huh? I like all his raiding epics, I wonder how he got them to look like blue/green quest rewards...
I don't judge people by their gear, but if he's going to claim he's a "hardcore raider" then I expect it to be true. :p
Allakhazam Nov 8th 2007 7:44PM
Keep in mind that Curt is fairly new to WoW. He played EQ2 until not that long ago and has four maxxed out EQ2 toons. I was actually surprised when he replied that he was playing WoW now. Last I had heard, he was still playing EQ2.
Angelus Nov 8th 2007 8:03PM
WOW look at all you asses make fun of the guy when you dont even have a link to your own characters.
Takes guts to be in the public like that and call out 2 of your characters to Wowinsiders flame list of jealous crybabies an whiners.
Junzim Nov 8th 2007 8:36PM
Huh.. That's interesting.
A few years back, when UO ruled the roost I remember Origin put out a feature about how a MLB player played UO. What is it with Baseball players and MMORPGS? :)
Slippers Nov 8th 2007 10:50PM
You seriously don't expect him to have that nice of gear.. Hes on the road all the time. I'm just glad he plays WoW, most people who play pro sports think it's evil.