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Braves' Tim Hudson Adds to Big Offseason With Hutch Award

By John HickeyJan 26th 2011 – 7:33PM

Statistics make it easy to judge the player who's had the best season. Judging which player has had the best offseason can be tougher, but this winter there can't be many players who have had a better time of it than Atlanta starting pitcher Tim Hudson. Hudson was in Seattle Wednesday to accept the 46th Hutch Award,...

Gary Sheffield Does Play Baseball Too

By Tom FornelliJun 8th 2007 – 1:08PM

Considering that most of the attention given to Gary Sheffield right now surrounds the comments he made about Latino players in GQ Magazine, most of us haven't paid much attention to how he's performing on the field. Long story short, he's hitting the hell out of the ball right now.Wondering why Sheff's Latino teammates...

Is Alex Rodriguez Going to Be the Best Ever?

By Eamonn BrennanApr 22nd 2007 – 10:31PM

It's entirely too early to make a final analysis, but it's fun to think about. Where does A-Rod rank on the list of all-time greats? More interestingly, where will he rank when he finishes his already illustrious playing career?The Baseball Analysts took on exactly this question after Rodriguez's incredible weekend --...

Brandon Inge Is Struggling

By Tom FornelliApr 11th 2007 – 2:25PM

So far the start of the 2007 campaign has been a nightmare for Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge. Hitters always want to get that first hit of the season out of the way early because the longer they go without one, the more they start pressing, and it can lead to a pretty bad season.The Tigers are six games into their...

Willie Stargell News From the Web

  • 05/22/12 This Date In Baseball Source: Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem NC Joe Sewell of the New York Yankees struck out for the first time this season, during a 3-0 win over Cleveland.
  • 05/09/12 Let's all grab a bat, swing for upper deck Source: The Times-Journal - Fort Payne AL Sometimes you hit the ball over the left-centerfield fence.
  • 04/09/12 Foundation gives $50,000 for patient care Source: Star-News - Wilmington NC

    Dr. James McCabe's connections to the late baseball Hall of Famer Willie Stargell run deeper than most.

Background on Willie Stargell

Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell (March 6, 1940 – April 9, 2001), nicknamed "Pops" in the later years of his career, was an American professional baseball player.

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