How do you become a successful major league pitcher? Why, you find an esoteric religion (*cough cough Gameboy cough*) and give yourself over to it…

Diamondbacks pitcher Curt Schilling […] has attained the status of Level 51 monk in ‘EverQuest.’

‘You can kind of immerse yourself in it,’ Schilling aid. ‘It’s got its own little society. There’s a hierarchy.

‘For me, it’s kind of a release. You get involved in a game, you stop thinking about giving up seven runs in five innings for a few hours.’

And I thought Scientology was creepy…