Topic: Rickey Henderson

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0 . Thirty years ago this month, the A's stormed into prominence with all the subtlety of manager Billy Martin sprinting out of the dugout to...
When you tell me something I didn't already know, I'll be surprised, Canseco told ESPN. After the groundbreaking news came through in ripples through the baseball and sporting world, surprising many and leaving others in disbelief, Jose Canseco didn't ...
The Baseball Hall of Fame (BBHOF) rings in the new year by announcing its class of 2010. In December the Veterans Committee made their selections by giving the nod to manager Whitey Herzog and Umpire Doug Harvey. Starting with the Veterans Committee ...
In the history of Major League Baseball , many players from New York to Los Angeles have stood in the batters box to prove their worth. Any discussion of baseball's greatest hitters has to start with George Herman "Babe" Ruth. Known as ...
Choosing the best left fielders in the history of baseball isn't quite as easy asi it may seem. 1966 hall of Fame inductee Ted Williams is easily the best left fielder ever, putting up numbers over 19 seasons that are beyond ...
Enshrinement in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY is the greatest honor a major league baseball player can receive. If a player is to be elected to the Hall of Fame within 25 years of their retirement, the yearly ...
Perhaps one of the most underrated baseball players of all-time, Rickey Henderson changed the game every time he stepped onto the field. While most fans love to see the home run hitters, players like Rickey Henderson kept the fans in their seats ...
When it comes to detrmining the greatest base stealers of all time in Major League Baseball (MLB) there are three schools of thought. Rickey Henderson is almost universally accepted as the single greatest base stealer of all time. Henderson takes the edge ...
Who would win if the 1975 Reds played the 1927 Yankees? Whatif sports is kind of like the place sports junkies o to die, or be reborn depending on how you look at it. With only $60 million dollars to round out ...