Not only is he a lefty, not only is he a Red Sox killer, but when it comes down to it, has there ever been a point when you've wanted Schilling over Johnson?

I was really infuriated, ... I've been a Red Sox fan all my life and I don't even want to watch them now.

He has been with other teams, too, so it's not like he was the face of the Red Sox. He had a couple good years with them and he's our teammate now. He's going to help us a lot.

When I was with the Red Sox, there was no rivalry [compared to] the rivalry that was there in the '70s,

It felt good to contribute, ... This is not about me, it?s about the Red Sox.

There's so much passion and so much interest in the Red Sox in Boston.