slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 1/14/2009
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From Bill Madden : Proud and joyful as he was about playing for 25 years and establishing career records for runs scored and stolen bases, Rickey Henderson admitted regretting that his Yankee career wasn't longer. His manager with the A's and Yankees , and surrogate father figure, Billy Martin ...
Funny Rickey Henderson quotes
nysportspace.com 1/12/2009 — I came across these not too long ago . Hopefully you guys will find this as hilarious as I did....... 1) Rickey… on referring to himself in the third person: “Listen, people are always saying, ‘Rickey says Rickey.’ But it’s been blown way out of ...
Memories of Rickey Henderson
sports.espn.go.com 1/12/2009 — Before there was Manny being Manny, there was Rickey being Rickey. Rickey Henderson, who is certain to be elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, made an indelible impression with his talent on the field and with his character ...
56 Stolen Bases: Rickey Henderson Can Still Do That
nogutsglory.blogspot.com 1/15/2009 — How do I know? Well Rickey said it himself. And who am I to question the newly elected Hall of Famer ? What prompted Rickey to make such a bold statement? Just a press conference full of reporters hanging on to his every word. And Rickey certainly did not disappoint.
Yanks' Happy For Rickey
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 1/14/2009 — Here's what some Yankees had to say about the induction of Rickey Henderson ... George Steinbrenner: "There was only one Rickey Henderson in baseball. He was the greatest leadoff hitter of all time. I consider him a great friend with tremendous spirit and a true Yankee." Willie Randolph: ...
Did you really want Rickey to be the first anyways?
itsaboutthemoney.blogspot.com 1/12/2009 — 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 ...
Whatever happened to the Hall... oh, can't use that?
statspeak.net 1/13/2009 — By now, you've probably heard that the Baseball Hall of Fame will be welcoming two new members in a few months. Rickey Henderson, a man who had a career .401 OBP, which is a) good, b) never mentioned, and c) oddly puts him behind Brian Giles ...
Corky Screws Up a Ballot
bugsandcranks.com 1/9/2009 — I generally think that dissecting each voter’s Hall of Fame ballot is an intensely boring and pointless enterprise, but it’s not often you come across a ballot as zany as that of the Green Valley News & Sun ’s Corky Simpson. ...
Today at THT
hardballtimes.com 1/12/2009 — As I enter my second week of unemployment, I am starting to disconnect from reality. My beard is bushy and mighty. I've created fanciful fictitious lives for the people I see walking dogs in my neighborhood, and I'm thinking about creating lives for the dogs as well. One note of practical ...