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re: Rickey Henderson dead at 65
Posted on 12/21/24 at 3:37 pm to LSUGrad9295
Posted on 12/21/24 at 3:37 pm to LSUGrad9295
..with Lou Brock waiting for him.
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Posted on 12/21/24 at 3:38 pm to Jwho77
Henderson, Jerry Rice and Kareem had incredible longevity in their respective sports
Posted on 12/21/24 at 4:13 pm to Jwho77
I'm sad. 65 is far too young.
It was cool to see him at a Sounds game a few seasons ago as the opposing team first base coach.
He got a loud cheer when they announced him.
Godspeed Mr. Henderson.
“If my uniform doesn’t get dirty, I haven’t done anything in a baseball game.”
It was cool to see him at a Sounds game a few seasons ago as the opposing team first base coach.
He got a loud cheer when they announced him.
Godspeed Mr. Henderson.
“If my uniform doesn’t get dirty, I haven’t done anything in a baseball game.”
This post was edited on 12/21/24 at 4:23 pm
Posted on 12/21/24 at 4:19 pm to Jwho77
Heart problems?
Posted on 12/21/24 at 4:28 pm to Jwho77
RIP Rickey
Posted on 12/21/24 at 5:40 pm to plazadweller
Pneumonia
Posted on 12/21/24 at 5:51 pm to Jwho77
Don’t think we will ever see speed like him again… RIp the greatest base stealer ever!!!
Posted on 12/21/24 at 6:20 pm to Jwho77
If Rickey Henderson never stole a base he'd still be a Hall of Famer. Great base runner (obviously), but super underrated as a hitter. The man lived on base and had decent pop in his bat to boot.
He was also one of the super rare players who batted righty and threw lefty. Worst possible combination to try and make it as a position player. I always thought that was fitting for someone like Rickey
He was also one of the super rare players who batted righty and threw lefty. Worst possible combination to try and make it as a position player. I always thought that was fitting for someone like Rickey
Posted on 12/21/24 at 6:45 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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Damn. That sucks. Not good to see sports heroes of the 1980s start dropping off.
1980 was 44 years ago
44 years from now is 2068
Bowling for Soup recorded the song 1985 reminiscing about someone stuck in the mid 80s in 2004.
If they released the same song today they’d be singing about the year 2005.
Posted on 12/21/24 at 6:47 pm to Jwho77
Rickey don't die. Rickey just stole home.
Posted on 12/21/24 at 6:48 pm to InkStainedWretch
Pneumonia seems so 19th century way of dying.
Sad to hear about this
Sad to hear about this
Posted on 12/21/24 at 7:29 pm to Jwho77
RIP to the Yankee legend and the greatest leadoff hitter of all time
Posted on 12/21/24 at 7:41 pm to McMillan
Man 65 is young. Hate to see it. Loved watching him play. He is a Legend for sure
Posted on 12/21/24 at 8:00 pm to McMillan
RIP to one of the goats and another stark reminder that we’re getting old and the heroes of our childhood are mortal
Posted on 12/21/24 at 9:15 pm to Pilot Tiger
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RIP to one of the goats and another stark reminder that we’re getting old and the heroes of our childhood are mortal
Yep, I still can't believe Joaquin Andujar and Bruce Sutter are gone. Hell, Darrell Porter for that matter, but he was fighting off demons for a long, long time.
Posted on 12/21/24 at 9:45 pm to Jwho77
Wow! I met him during the spring of 1989 when the Yankees played at Grambling. So cool and laid back.
Posted on 12/21/24 at 11:44 pm to Jwho77
He also at one time had the record for lead off home runs in a career. Not sure if that’s still the case. He was a great one. I bumped this because every thread is about the CFB playoff.
Posted on 12/22/24 at 1:14 am to BZ504
Rickey is one of if not the biggest unicorn of all time in any American sport. No modern player played the game like him. He is 500 stolen bases ahead of number 3 all time. 500 stolen bases makes you one of the 40 best base stealers of all time. He has a career .401 obp. He is the all time leader in runs scored.
He has 3 seasons of an .obp of .398 or higher with 100 stolen bases.No other modern player to my knowledge combines that .obp in a 100 sb season. He stole 50+ bases with a +.400 obp NINE fricking times! Nine. Ichiro did that zero times. Joe Morgan the only other player remotely close with five such seasons
His 1983, 1985 and 1990 season are just absolute wrecking balls of offensive baseball.
If prime Rickey was on your team you were competitive. And it was a long prime.
He has 3 seasons of an .obp of .398 or higher with 100 stolen bases.No other modern player to my knowledge combines that .obp in a 100 sb season. He stole 50+ bases with a +.400 obp NINE fricking times! Nine. Ichiro did that zero times. Joe Morgan the only other player remotely close with five such seasons
His 1983, 1985 and 1990 season are just absolute wrecking balls of offensive baseball.
If prime Rickey was on your team you were competitive. And it was a long prime.
Posted on 12/22/24 at 5:02 am to High C
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Last of his kind in MLB
He always seemed like the right mix of greatness and crazy. RIP
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