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itsaboutthemoney.blogspot.com - 1/12/2009

Did you really want Rickey to be the first anyways?

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I've tried to stay out of the "bashing Corky Simpson" fray for leaving Rickey Henderson off his HOF vote. No one's going to be unanimous anyways, so why get all wrapped up in a retired BBWAA voter now writing for a retirement village who made a mistake in his ballot ? Corky Simpson, a retired ...

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sports.espn.go.com - 1/12/2009

Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice voted into Baseball Hall of Fame

— sports.espn.go.com — NEW YORK -- Rickey Henderson dashed into the Hall of Fame on his first try. Jim Rice made it with a final swing. It's hard to imagine their induction speeches will have much in common, either. "I'm going to leave all the stories to Rickey," Rice said, ... (more) Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice voted into Baseball Hall of Fame

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bizofbaseball.com - 1/12/2009

Henderson and Rice Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

— bizofbaseball.com — Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame today. Rickey Henderson, baseball's all-time stolen-bases and runs-scored leader, and power-hitting outfielder Jim Rice have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of ... (more) Henderson and Rice Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

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sports.espn.go.com - 1/12/2009

Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice voted into Baseball Hall of Fame

— sports.espn.go.com — NEW YORK -- Rickey Henderson sped his way into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot Monday, and Jim Rice made it in on his 15th and final try. Henderson, baseball's career leader in runs scored and stolen bases, received 94.8 percent of the vote from ... (more) Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice voted into Baseball Hall of Fame

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The Hardball Times — ... is probably too big to include in a link-o-rama anymore, and my including it as a member of the ShysterBallosphere is kind of like the guy who came up with Donkey Kong taking credit for over 20 years of successful Mario games. Sure, it's technically accurate that one inspired the other, but it's not like anyone playing Super Mario Galaxy on their Wii knows where the little guy with the mustache came from in the first place. Be that as it may, Jason made a nice contrary point the other day in light of the Rickey/Corkey ...