It's just opening day, people!

Dan Shaughnessy is extremely pleased with himself, isn't he? He's probably the only man in Boston who's happy to see Curt Schilling struggle in his opening day start against the Kansas City Royals.

"Where to start? Blogmaster Schilling threw like a man suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome, yielding five runs on eight hits and two walks in just four innings. 38pitches? That's almost how many Schill needed to get out of the first inning, when he threw 33 and walked home a run. It was his shortest outing since July 2001 and hardly a good start to his 2007 campaign for a new contract."

While Shaughnessy is mostly right about Schilling, and I'll agree that Curt is mostly a tool and runs his mouth too much, this whole war between the pitcher and the journalist has gotten a bit out of hand. Shaughnessy's obsession with Schilling is wholly unprofessional and will only give the Globe a bad reputation among athletes. Schilling's constant rebuttals via his 38pitches blog and elsewhere show that he's spending a bit too much time listening to the media and not focusing on his gameplay.

That said, you never see Schilling fail to log at least five innings in a game. For all you Boston fans who are currently freaking out because you think the season is over based on one game, just calm down. Even if Schilling sucks this season, the rotation does not rest on his shoulders (no matter what he seems to believe). You're going to see some big years from a couple guys named Daisuke Matsuzaka and Josh Beckett, so just quell the riots, will ya?