Posted on 12/21/2024 11:11:47 AM PST by nickcarraway
Rickey Henderson, a Baseball Hall of Famer and MLB’s all-time stolen bases leader, has died, The Post has confirmed. He was 65.
Henderson, a 10-time All-Star and 1990 American League MVP, was the game’s greatest base stealer, racking up 1,406 stolen bags in his career, an MLB record that still stands.
SNIP
“I still cannot believe I’ve lost one of my favorite teammates and great friend Rickey Henderson. Rest in peace,” former Yankees teammate Dave Winfield wrote on Instagram.
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I rather watch a team with a great base stealer than a great home run hitter.
Yeah. Oakland local. Then went to the Bronx. Back to Oakland for 89 and 90.
A rare lefty who batted right.
All-time SBs, All-time Runs.
...yeah, right, cheap records like that
He was a great but yeah, not brillant.
In 2000, I saw him make pitchers wait while he ambled/walked back into position in LF after a play. The pitchers, and everyone else, would stare out at him, waiting...he didn’t care. Lol
I agree that Ricky was one of the most talented players ever. He is one of my all time favorites. I can’t believe that he could pass at such a young age. Not good. Besides the stolen bases and total runs he must have the record, by far, in lead off home runs. Totally unbelievable. As a manager, how would you like to have a lead already before there were any outs in the first inning. That’s Ricky.
Wow. So young.
One story about Rickey Henderson is the time the Oakland A’s accounting office was having trouble finding a million dollar discrepancy on their books. It turns out that Henderson had framed a million dollar bonus check and hanged it on his wall rather than depositing it in his bank.
“I don’t wanna hear about John hittin’ .316! Rickey’s hittin’ .330!”
Here’s hoping he eventually turned to John 3.16. Rest in Peace Rickey.
Oh man, one of my favorite players of all time. I have his rookie card and always will.
3,055 hits, and a 1st ballot Hall of Famer.h
He was a special player.
Loved to watch him light up the The Coliseum.
After Willie Mays died earlier this year, me and my buddy were trying to come up with the greatest baseball player either of us had ever seen in person. After about two seconds, I realized it was Rickey. Wow. He was my age. RIP. He was unique.
Oh really? Wow! Who knew?
How many death clot shots?
Four days short of his 66th birthday. He was born on Christmas Day.
I was at game 6 of the 93 World Series the one with the walk off Joe Carter home run. It was the bottom of the 9th and the home team trailing by 1 run. Henderson gets on with a lead off walk and you could just feel the momentum shift. You just felt this would not end with the score remaining the same. After that Molitor gets on with a hit and you have 2 Hall of Famers on base. The next batter White flies out and then Carter and history await but that sequence all began with Rickey.
RIP
“I agree that Ricky was one of the most talented players ever.”
He was, and also one the most frustrating. Great as he was, believe it or not, he could have been even better. When he was with the Yankees he would go great for a while and then just slack off for some weird reason.
Dumbo
That was the same day that Nolan Ryan threw his SEVENTH no-hitter.
Talk about a lot happening.
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