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Curt Schilling, former Phillie and Red Sox hero turned far-right provocateur, not invited to join 2004 teammates at World Series

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Curt Schilling delivers a pitch against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of the second game of a baseball doubleheader Friday, Aug. 24, 2007, in Chicago.

Nam Y. Huh / AP

Standing in front of the pitcher's mound at Fenway Park moments before Game 2 of the World Series were seven self-proclaimed "idiots." As members of the 2004 World Series champions, the first Boston Red Sox team to win in 86 years, the men who were on the field, ranging from role players like Alan Embree to legends in David Ortiz and Pedro Martinez, are a part of what's perhaps the most beloved team in the city's history.