Schilling likes McCain for president

John McCain can boast another big-name endorsement -- and hope some of his backer's postseason magic rubs off on his campaign.

On his weekly appearance on WEEI sports radio today, Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling -- he of the bloody sock, 11-2 playoff record, and opinions about almost everything -- said he will support McCain in the 2008 presidential race.

"I gotta go with McCain," Schilling said. "I'm not voting party line any more. I'm voting for the guy that I know is going to be the same person four years from now that he was when elected. I need to trust somebody because I don't agree with anybody's platform front to back....I need somebody that I can trust to do right by the country and stick to their guns."

Schilling has a personal connection with the Arizona senator. The two stood at the start line of a 2005 fund-raising road race in Phoenix that their wives ran.