deadspin.com - 1/7/2009
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Rickey Henderson is a lock to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, but will he be the first-ever unanimous selection? Sadly, no ... thanks to this man! Meet Corky Simpson, former sportswriter for the Tucson Citizen, 1988 Sportswriter of the Year and lover of Matlock reruns. He's also a ...
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Rickey Henderson's Hall Status in Jeopardy?
Why's My Head Growing? —
No, not at all. But go over to deadspin and readthis article. It not only left me dumbfounded, but also had me lusting for some good old-fashioned retirement home bashing. ...
Oh, what's that? The Hall of Fame inductees were announced?
3:10 To Joba —
Pardon my indifference. You see, I haven't cared about the baseball Hall of Fame in quite some time. Why? Well I can tell you that there are several reasons. 1.) People like this guy. 2.) Cheaters. Lots of them. 3.) Unjust punishment. But regardless of what I think, the HOF inducted some new guys anyway yesterday: 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, ...
Measuring greatness (part 1)
The Hardball Times —
... voters . Henderson was left off of 28 out of 539 total ballots. One must keep in mind that Henderson received the 12th highest voting percentage of all time and was just slightly ahead of ...
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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 ...
For Henderson, the Hall of Fame Is on Line 1
nytimes.com 1/12/2009 — Rickey Henderson, the stolen base king who called himself “the greatest,” should find out soon that he has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. >
Rocking the (HOF) Vote with Steve Gietschier
seamheads.com 1/15/2009 — In my second interview of Hall of Fame voting members, I asked friend, fellow SABR member, and former research editor at the Sporting News , Steve Gietschier, to share his votes and thoughts about the Hall of Fame. Mike Lynch: First of all I want to thank you for taking time to talk to me; I ...
Rickey Henderson Highlight Video
allhiphopsports.blogspot.com 1/14/2009 — Check out this video so you can see some highlight of Rickey Henderson and get familiar with Rickey, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame earlier this week .
Henderson, Rice headed to the Hall
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 1/13/2009 — From MLB.com Barry M. Bloom : The doors to Cooperstown swung open on Monday for Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice. Henderson was the all-time leader with 1,406 steals and 2,295 runs scored. Widely considered to be the greatest leadoff hitter ever, he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of ...
Henderson and Rice Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
bizofbaseball.com 1/12/2009 — 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 ...
Rickey Henderson NOT A Hall of Famer? You're Kidding, Right?
mlb.fanhouse.com 1/8/2009 — by Matt Snyder It's one thing to throw Mark Grace a vote because you really like him as a person -- and just manufacture reasons that it's a "warranted" vote . It's quite another to blatantly neglect Rickey Henderson when voting for eight other ...
Fantastic four say 'yes' to Griffey —
Major League Baseball News 1/7/2009
One of the hottest topics of conversation about the Mariners these days is whether the organization should sign 39-year-old free-agent outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. The four members of the Mariners' Hall of Fame certainly think it's a good idea.
Hall of Fame Debate: Jack Morris —
Bleacher Report - MLB 1/8/2009
Eric Stashin the Rotoprofessor and I are back to debate Jack Morris’ Hall of Fame worthiness.
The Numbers 254 Wins (40th All-time) 3.90 ERA 2478 Strikeouts (31st All-time) 3824 Innings (49th All-time) 527 starts (35th ...
Who will join Henderson in Hall class? —
Major League Baseball News 1/9/2009
It has been 20 years since a left fielder has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. But when the vote of about 575 eligible members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America is revealed Monday, all-time stolen base leader Rickey ...
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