philly.com - 12/30/2008
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RICKEY DIDN'T LOSE that number. Not the single-season stolen-base record of 130. Nor does Rickey Henderson, Man of Steal, figure to lose any of the other major league-record numbers that the most prolific leadoff hitter of all time compiled during a 25-year career with the A's, Yankees, Blue ...
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Conlin: Rickey Henderson: Hall of a player
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Conlin: Rickey Henderson: Hall of a player Dumb bleep! Jerk factor! Yes, it’s the Bill Conlin ballot! Rickey Henderson is the star with that kind of clout. His high “jerk factor” is not enough for any writer to be able to say, “I’m not gonna vote for that jerk.” In addition to his obvious skills, the guy flat loved to play and was headfirst sliding in the Atlantic League as recently as 2005, hoping a big-league club would be looking for a utilityman who still had above-average speed at Jamie Moyer’s age. I learned a hard lesson in 1999, the year Nolan Ryan fell six votes ...
2009 Hall of Fame Vote: Us vs. Them
Seamheads.com —
... Bill Conlin: “Rickey is on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time, joining a 2009 class that has been whittled to a mere 14 holdovers and nine fellow first-timers. He stands out like Sinatra at an ‘American Idol’ audition.” ...
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Phils' Paulino lifts Licey in playoffs —
Major League Baseball News 12/30/2008
In Monday's Caribbean Leagues action, Philadelphia Phillies recent acquisition Ronny Paulino drove in four runs, including three with a bases-loaded double, as Licey topped Aguilas, 5-2, to improve to 2-1 in the Dominican Winter League's Round Robin ...
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Bleacher Report - MLB 12/30/2008
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Bleacher Report - MLB 1/1/2009
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On to baseball...
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After signing Raul Ibanez to a ...
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