Schilling retires

Former Phillies pitcher and noted big mouth Curt Schilling called it quits on Monday.

"This party has officially ended," Schilling worote on his blog, 38pitches.com. "After being blessed to experience 23 years of playing professional baseball in front of the world's best fans in so many different places, it is with zero regrets that I am making my retirement official."

The 42-year-old right-hander last pitched during the 2007 campaign, when he finished 9-8 with a 3.87 earned run average in 24 starts for the Boston Red Sox. He missed time with a shoulder problem, but returned in August and posted a 3-0 mark in four postseason games to help the club to its second World Series title in four years.

Schilling also won a World Series crown with Boston in his first year with the team in 2004. In addition, he won a World Series title with Arizona in 2001, earning co-MVP honors with Randy Johnson, and has a career postseason record of 11-2.

During his career, the six-time All-Star posted a 216-146 regular-season mark with a 3.46 ERA for Baltimore, Houston, the Phillies, Arizona and Boston.