Schilling just calls ?em like he sees ?em

(Someone set the thermostat in your friendly neighborhood newspaper office at 80 degrees, so before I fade away from heat exhaustion, here?s a cool dose of random Robservations:)

Curt Schilling doesn?t owe anyone an apology.

The Red Sox hurler was asked his opinion on Barry Bonds, and he gave it on a radio show on Tuesday ? then quickly said how sorry he was on Wednesday.

In case you missed it, some of Schilling?s comments when asked about Bonds? pursuit of the all-time home run record were: ?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.

?And I don?t care that he?s black, or green, or purple, or yellow, or whatever. It?s unfortunate. There?s good people and bad people. It?s unfortunate that it?s happening the way it?s happening.?

The way I look at it, Schilling was asked his opinion, in a forum where hosts, guests and callers all freely offer their opinion. He said what he felt, and that?s that. No need to apologize.

With that out of the way, and since this is the forum for your friendly neighborhood sports editor to offer his opinions, let?s continue.

? Dale Earnhardt not driving for Dale Earnhardt Inc. makes as much since as the New York Jets playing in New Jersey.

What? They do? OK, sorry, bad example.

? Before we get so heavily into the summer leagues, let?s take a few paragraphs to slap a symbolic high-five to the Boyd Lady Bronco softball team.

With a high school of just about 70 students, it?s got to be difficult to field a truly competitive team in any sport. But the Lady Broncos represented their school ? and their county ? with honor this week, lasting longer and finishing stronger in district tournament competition than any other squad in Warren County.

Had it not been for the rain last weekend, which kept Boyd on the field for multiple games as the tournament continued this week, they might be preparing for a tourney championship game and looking forward to a region berth as of this writing.

Still, third place is nothing to hang your head about, especially with the always-tough Forrest Lady Rockets in your league. So congrats on a great year, Broncos, and keep up the good work.

? Finally, an update on everyone?s favorite fantasy baseball team.

Rob?s Roundtrippers have been struggling lately, and only a dismal showing by Bryan Kell, the ?Mr. Carlson? of local radio, kept them out of the cellar last week.

Part of the problem is a team stolen base total of 0, but another major flaw might be a pitching staff that consists of two Chicago Cubs and a bunch of guys who were OK back in the late 1990s.

Hey, wait a minute. Schilling?s on that staff. Maybe he does owe me an apology!