Local Boy Does Good

The pride of Phenix City Alabama, Tim Hudson of the Oakland A's, is on the mound pitching against the Braves right now. I got a chance to interview Tim a few months back, and I have to say, he's a really nice kid. He was really looking forward to his first time facing Atlanta, since he grew up watching the Braves.

Here's a little sampling of how nice Hudson is: He won 15 games for Oakland last year, and is a big reason why they've advanced to the playoffs three straight seasons. In the off-season (February, I think), the Phenix City Girls' Club hosted a roast for him at the high school. No big celebs, no major-market media exposure, but Tim came back to his home town, had a couple of his old high school and college coaches tease him for a while, and signed autographs for hours.