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McCarroll21
09-28-2007, 02:19 AM
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3035785
Atlanta Braves ace John Smoltz will be awarded the 2007 Branch Rickey Award for humanitarian service in November.

The award, created by the Denver Rotary Club in 1991, honors individuals in baseball who contribute to their communities and are strong role models for young people.I'd say that Smoltz and Hudson's name could be thrown into a hat and drawn at random for any awards like this. Always good to see that there are good people left in professional sports. You hear so much about the Mike Vick's and not enough about the John Smoltz's and Craig Biggio's of the world.

JCStone7
09-28-2007, 11:47 AM
I'm glad to see Smoltz get some recognition for his charity work. If anyone hasn't checked out his charity Strike Out Hunger (http://www.acfb.org/events/strike_out_hunger/) just click the link.

Congrats Smoltzie!

dogmanx23
09-28-2007, 12:09 PM
i wish the media would talk more about guys like smoltz instead of Michael Vick...

Congrats SMOLTZ!!!!

HaRdCoReBrAvEsFaN
09-28-2007, 01:05 PM
congrats smoltzie

BGarrett7
09-28-2007, 02:16 PM
i wish the media would talk more about guys like smoltz instead of Michael Vick...Feel good stories do not equal ratings.

mrkavanagh
09-28-2007, 03:28 PM
smoltz FTW!

dogmanx23
09-28-2007, 04:30 PM
Feel good stories do not equal ratings.

sad but true my friend sad but true