Oh, and he's also the Antichrist...

Curt Schilling needs to know when to fold 'em. He apparently is offended by Barry Bonds' assault on Hank Aaron's home run record; Bonds is only 10 dingers short of Aaron's record. Here is what Schilling said on a radio show yesterday:

"I mean, he admitted that he used steroids. I mean, there's no gray area. He admitted to cheating on his wife, cheating on his taxes, and cheating on the game, so I think the reaction around the league, the game, being what it is, in the case of what people think. Hank Aaron not being there. The commissioner [Bud Selig] trying to figure out where to be. It's sad."

Um, Curt, Bonds didn't admit to any of that. He certainly hasn't admitted to cheating on his wife or on his taxes, and he didn't even admit to using steroids, at least knowingly. It's one thing to take on a player about using performance enhancing drugs, but why would Schilling go after Bonds in such personal terms? What's behind this verbal sucker punch? Did Bonds steal Schilling's lunch money when they were kids?

Who knows, but Schiling has a history of saying things he later backs away from. After blasting baseball's failure to deal with steroid use among major league baseball players, Schilling belted out another tune during his Congressional testimony. As ESPN.com reported at the time: "In his opening statement, Curt Schilling blasts Canseco for writing his book and says he hopes this doesn't serve as a way to sell more books. He also defends baseball, citing that the league has made strides in recent years to curtail use of performance-enhancing drugs. " Schilling flatly denied saying that some players used steroids to enhance their performance.

As Bonds nears the most hallowed record in sports, we need to hear a whole lot less from Curt Schilling.