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Rick Sutcliffe: a winner on and off the mound: former Rookie of the year, Cy Young winner and All-Star spreads a positive influence as he endures a bout with cancer.

RICK SUTCLIFFE STOOD ON THE fine green grass outside his Lee's Summit home in Missouri, smiling and waving and looking stronger than he should.

When he commanded a major league pitcher's mound, they called him the Red Baron. Now his red hair had faded, but the 6-foot-7 physique that made him a three-time All-Star still remained.

"Hi, hi," he said. "Come on in. Welcome."

Sutcliffe turned and headed toward the door, into a beautiful house of crosses and high-vaulted ceilings and views of a winding lake.

The 51-year-old moved over a granite entryway and onto hardwood floors that led to the kitchen, where he introduced his wife and high school sweetheart, Robin. ...

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