It started as a casual scroll through the latest Hall of Fame chatter, watching names and arguments bounce around the baseball world. Then came another round of voting results, and another glaring omission. That was the breaking point. Chipper Jones has never been one to hold back. This time was no exception. He came out swinging in defense of a Red Sox hero who’s won three World Series titles. What could’ve been a regular off-season lapse suddenly turned into a deep conversation. That, too, about respect and how baseball treats its legends.

The subject? Curt Schilling, the fire-breathing right-hander with three World Series rings to his name and a postseason résumé that reads like folklore. To Jones, Schilling’s place in Cooperstown should never have been in question. He faced him. He bl

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