Schilling said his omission from Cooperstown partly has to do with his outspokenness on political views.
The three-time World Series champion and one-time World Series MVP said his name is now in the same group as Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens — talented former players deserving of being in the Hall of Fame based on numbers but linked to cheating.
“They are equating me and something they think I’ve done or said with guys who willingly [cheated],” Schilling said.