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Measuring greatness (part 1)
Published 4/9/2009 by Mike Carminati at The Hardball Times
Measuring greatness (part 1) by Mike Carminati April 09, 2009 Nobody is glad in the gladness of another, and our system is one of war, of an injurious superiority … It is our system; and a man comes to measure his greatness by the regrets, envies, and hatreds of his competitors. —Ralph Waldo Emerson This past December two players secured their place in the Baseball Hall of Fame via the baseball writers’ ballot, but they took quite different routes to that goal. Rickey Henderson slid through, as expected, in his first time on the ballot. Even his waywardness late in his ...

25 Players Remembered Fondly
Published 2/19/2009 by noreply@blogger.com (William) at The Flagrant Fan - For the Love of Baseball
... was bigger than life. With his Big Red Machine strapped on his shoulders, he became the matinee idol of fans all over the country. Okay, so the Reds had a lot of good players (Rose, Perez, Morgan), but Bench was the king. And man was he big! 8. Rickey Henderson . The Fan has already waxed poetic on the man , so there is no sense going through it again. The man was one of the ten best players of all time and was just as exciting to watch as he was to hate if you were an opposing fan. He was excitement. 9. Bo Jackson . Bo Jackson probably had as much of a physical gift as any ...

The All-Time LA Dodger Lineup: The Leadoff Hitter
Published 1/23/2009 by Eric Stephen at True Blue LA
... , noting that he had the most steals as a 40+ year old (he had 25 in 1986, a record that was broken by -- you'll never guess this one -- the newest Hall of Famer).  I've seen plenty of Lopes on tape to pick him as the best leadoff man in Los Angeles Dodger history. ...

¿Cuando será reconocido Tim Raines como merecedor de una placa en el Salón de la Fama?
Published 1/15/2009 by ManuelTortolero at Planeta Béisbol
... de la BBWAA no votaron por Rickey Henderson para ser exaltado al Salón de la Fama da una idea de los criterios con que algunos de sus miembros suelen votar en cada oportunidad. A lo mejor y para sus estandares estos votantes nunca votarian por un jugador con .280 de average de bateo en su carrera. ...

The January Sports Scene
Published 1/14/2009 by Andy (noreply@blogger.com) at Forest City Fanatics
... Rickey was awesome: when asked if Henderson was a Hall of Famer, sabermetrics founder Bill James is said to have replied something to the effect of that you could cut Rickey in half and have two Hall of Famers. Henderson's ridiculous personality (we'll get to that) often overshadowed his accomplishments, but he was an amazing player. A few quick numbers from baseball-reference.com: ...

Rickey Henderson's Yankee Legacy
Published 1/13/2009 by Mark Serio (munsoned1@yahoo.com) at BASEBALL HOT CORNER
... Former Yankee Rickey Henderson, slid head-first into Cooperstown with his landslide election into baseball's Hall of Fame. The greatest leadoff hitter in the sports history left a distinctive legacy, a string of stellar stats and clearly deserves the honor. ...

“Rickey’s the best! Rickey’s the best!”
Published 1/13/2009 by Gd. at Fear The Beard
... a heap of games that year and even got to sit in the dug out once. Hella awesome man! It was also a year that Rickey stole over 100 bases (130 in fact). He was just blazing fast. And when he got rolling, there wasn’t a pitcher that could stop him. This dude knew how to get on base too. Hit, walk, bunt, the Floo Network, you name it. His on base percentage was furious – usually hovering around .400. I’ll spare you the litany of stats, you can read them here or here. After Clint Eastwood (who at that time I only knew as Dirty ...

Morris vs Cone
Published 1/13/2009 by noreply@blogger.com (Jeff) at Royally Speaking
... Congratulations to Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice, the newest members of baseballs Hall of Fame. Let me preface this piece by saying that I don't believe either Jack Morris or David Cone belong in the HoF but Morris has some loyal supporters and ...

Hall of Fame Voting Results: Rickey Hendreson can take solace...
Published 1/12/2009 by HighLeveragePerformer at The Crawfish Boxes
... . A look at his career stats should leave you in awe. If not, remember that when he broke Lou Brock's record for career stolen bases he uttered this gem: ...

Watering Down The Product
Published 1/12/2009 by Screech's Best Friend (noreply@blogger.com) at Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog
... New York--not one of The VERY BEST THAT HAS EVER PLAYED THE GAME. The Hall of Fame should be for the Elites of the game, not players that were just All-Stars or Team Leaders for a period of time during their careers. Or, players that were important cogs to Championship Teams. Yet it seems The Baseball Writers and The Veterans Committee gets all caught up in the pressure of HAVING, NO ACTUALLY NEEDING, TO ELECT SOMEONE--no matter what. I am not comfortable with that. Rickey Henderson is a NO-DOUBT First Ballot Hall of Famer. Any of the few ...

Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice Both Cooperstown-Bound
Published 1/12/2009 by Rob (noreply@blogger.com) at 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog
Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice have both been voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the BBWAA. Henderson was a lock, and so there is no point discussing his election; congratulations to him. Rice, on the other hand, is a borderline player, and arguably the Hall would be better off without him. Jerry Crasnick details the case against: Several years ago, Bill James ranked Rice as the 27th best left fielder in history -- two spots behind Roy White -- and called him "probably the most overrated player of the last thirty years.'' Rice never won a ...

Long live Les Expos! Elect Dawson and Raines next year
Published 1/12/2009 by David Brown at Big League Stew
... Few players in any era compare well with Henderson, who might have been the most dangerous player in the majors between Willie Mays and ...

HALL OF FAMER JAY BELL!!!! The only way these writers can learn a lesson!
Published 1/12/2009 by Sully (info@sullybaseball.com) at SULLY BASEBALL
Rickey Henderson is in the Hall of Fame... and it wasn't unanimous. Some voters... 28 of them... didn't think the All Time Stolen Base king, the All Time Runs Scored leader, the second All Time leader in walks, the 1989 ALCS MVP, the 1990 AL MVP, the greatest leadoff hitter of all time isn't worthy of the Hall of Fame. Jay Bell got 2 votes. Jay Bell! 2 voters put Jay Bell, a nice player who had 3 or 4 nice seasons and scored the winning run of the 2001 World Series but not exactly an immortal on their ...

My Hall of Fame Vote
Published 1/11/2009 by Rob G. at The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog
The Hall of Fame voting results are going to be announced on Monday and it's expected that Rickey Henderson and possibly Jim Rice will get in. I'm gonna separate my votes into two different ballots, because I can, and I because I don't take this stuff too seriously. My "Keeping the Hall of Fame Standards At the Highest Levels" Ballot Rickey Henderson, Bert Blyleven, Tim Raines Rickey's a no-brainer and it helps that his rookie card was the prized possession of my rather pathetic baseball card ...

Hall of Fame Voting Stirs Emotions
Published 1/11/2009 by dave.singer@gmail.com (Dave Singer) at NY Sports Dog
... , who won't make it yet again. And what of this year's ballot? There is only one slam-dunk, sure-fire, don't vote for him or you're an idiot candidate-- Ricky Henderson . Then there are a bunch of guys on the bubble, and we all have fond memories of them (or not so fond depending on which team you rooted for). They are our heroes of the 70s, 80s and early 90s, an era with numbers quite different than what we've seen recently. We have: ...

The LGT 2009 Hall of Fame Ballot
Published 1/10/2009 by Ryan at Let's Go Tribe!
... 8th 65.9 Ron Gant 1st - Mark Grace 1st - Rickey Henderson 1st - Tommy John 15th 29.1 ...

The Waiting is the Hardest Part
Published 1/7/2009 by Rich at Baseball Analysts
... up eight new voters and lost two this year. The eight newbies are: Mark Gonzales, Dan McGrath, Phil Pepe, Bob Verdi, and first-time voters Tim Colishaw, Carter Gaddis, Jeff Jacobs, and Sean McClelland. Bill Kennedy and Mike Nadel are the two voters who apparently thought Blyleven wasn't as deserving this year as last. Blyleven may get a bump from the ESPN/USA/MLB.com blocks that should be released no later than Friday. A large number of this year's partials are from the pro-Rickey Henderson/pro-Jim Rice ...

Henderson should wear brimmed black hat on Cooperstown plaque
Published 12/2/2008 by Lance at The Sports Culture
... After all, he played 25 seasons in the major leagues, scoring 2,295 runs and swiping 1,406 bases. Henderson amassed 3,055 hits, including 297 home runs. ...

Three Former Mets Up For Enshrinement In The National Baseball Hall Of Fame
Published 12/1/2008 by metsfan73 (noreply@blogger.com) at 24 Hours From Suicide...A Day In The Life of a Met Fan
... Three former Mets are on the ballot for enshrinement in the National Baseball Hall Of Fame: Rickey Henderson, ...

2009 Ballot (Elect 3)
Published 11/24/2008 at Hall of Merit
The 2009 Ballot thread . . . the election is over 12/7, 8 p.m. EST. Here’s a link to the 2008 Election Results. The most prominent newcomers are Rickey Henderson and Kevin Appier. The top 15 returnees include: Reggie Smith Bucky Walters Tommy Leach John McGraw Dick Redding Kriby Puckett Bob Johnson Gavy Cravath Luis Tiant Phil Rizzuto Hugh Duffy David Cone Ken Singleton ...