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Rickey Henderson offered $1 million to enter Hall of Fame as a San Diego Surf Dawg
gaslampball.com - 12/9/2008
Rickey Henderson offered $1 million to enter Hall of Fame as a San Diego Surf Dawg
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Golden Baseball League Makes Rickey Henderson $1M Hall of Fame Offer : We stood by Rickey in 2005 when no major league team would sign him and continue to support him with this offer. We are confident that Rickey will be a first ballot selection and we look forward to seeing a bronzed ...
The 25 Best Rickey Henderson Stories Of All Time
FanIQ.com - 12/3/2008
The 25 Best Rickey Henderson Stories Of All Time
— FanIQ.com — With Rickey having just been named among the new candidates for the Hall of Fame, we have... a treat for you, the greatest 25 stories of Rickey's career. Rickey was quite a character over the course of his long career. Just so everyone knows, these ... (more) The 25 Best Rickey Henderson Stories Of All Time

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sports2debate.com - 12/7/2008
Baseball Hall of Fame 2009
— sports2debate.com — People are saying Rickey Henderson might not be a 1st ballet Hall of Famer he is a... lock for the hall of fame! (more) Baseball Hall of Fame 2009

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joeposnanski.com - 12/10/2008
Oh Rickey you’re so fine
— joeposnanski.com — The Winter Meetings have been a dud so far; basically it has been a bunch of people... sitting around talking baseball and complaining that nothing is happening. So it’s not a whole lot different from every day life around my house. But it has ... (more) Oh Rickey you’re so fine

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Ducksnorts — ... . This is awesome. I loved watching Rickey play for the Padres and the Surf Dawgs. [h/t Gaslamp Ball] ...

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