Maybe I was distracted by the fact that ESPN only talks about the Phillies, Red Sox and Yankees.

Maybe I was oblivious when Tim Hudson was pitching for the A's in games that ended at 1:35 am EST.

But whatever the reason, it just hit me today how CLUTCH our boy Huddy really is! Sure, I knew he was damn good at inducing grounders. Yes, I knew that his balls all have great movement. And, of course, I knew that the guy can hit better than Paul Janish or the pre-steroid version of Melky Cabrera. But until I looked it up, I had no idea how LEGENDARY his stats are.

Here is the list of pitchers who have pitched since 1900 and won 150+ games, listed in order of their winning percentages:

1. Whitey Ford

2. Pedro Martinez

3. Lefty Grove

4. Christy Mathewson

5. Roy Halladay

6. Roger Clemens

7. Tim Hudson

No Smoltz. No Glavine. Hell, no Maddux. Despite the fact that those 3 all pitched for the Braves back when wins came 100+ a season. INCREDIBLE.

Here's to you, Huddy. You da man!