www3.signonsandiego.com - 7/27/2009
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TIM SULLIVAN: Giving credit where it's overdue and probably unprecedented, Rickey Henderson entered the Hall of Fame by paying tribute to glazed doughnuts and hot chocolate, to 25-cent incentive bonuses and to the donkey Charlie Finley made an Oakland mascot.
ngngsports.com - 7/27/2009
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ngngsports.com —
Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice were inducted into
the MLB Hall of Fame on yesterday. And to...
no one's surprise, Rickey Henderson stole the show . But enough of the on-the-field accolades. Let's talk about one of his off-the-field accolades. Mainly, that completely real photo above. Yes, along ...
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Rickey Henderson Scored Runs, Stole Bases, And Spawned ...
online.wsj.com - 7/27/2009
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online.wsj.com —
Now that Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice have
been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame,...
fans the country over can return to the only thing they like as much as watching games: Arguing over who should join them in Cooperstown. Sadly, machine ...
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A Computer Cracks the Cooperstown Code
mlb.fanhouse.com - 7/27/2009
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by Tom Herrera Rickey Henderson 's Hall of
Fame speech was one of the most anticipated parts...
of the 2009 induction ceremony . One fan, Pete Wahlstrom, and his nephew even traveled 300 miles from Massachusetts to Cooperstown, excited to hear speeches ...
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Rickey Henderson's Hall of Fame Speech
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The Week In Quotes: July 20-26 by Alex Carnevale
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... , Rickey's childhood friend and former teammate. ( San Diego Union-Tribune ) WE'RE SHAKING IN OUR BOOTS "He played hard. He slid hard. He was one of the most feared players that I ever played with. I was really really fortunate to have played with him as along as I did. I'm glad I got a glimpse of him in the 1986 World Series, because we really missed him in 1975." ...
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... XX Sports Radio: HoF'er Tony Gwynn Interview (MP3) "When you can hit the ball, like you can hit the ball... Gwynn... that is your name. Your name is Gwynn."
Senior Gwynn has surgery Tony Sr. had stomach surgery last Monday. "We all want my dad to be around for years and years to come," Tony Jr. said. "He really did what he had to do and we're all proud of him."
Leave it to Rickey: dazzling Hall speech "When he slows down, as he did today, he's clear. His personality came out. He's entertaining. He's funny. ...
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mlb.mlb.com 7/27/2009 — 07/26/09 8:09 PM ET COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Rickey Henderson was brilliant. Oh, his acceptance speech during Sunday's National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies was far from an oratorical masterpiece. In fact, it might not even be in the top 10 ...
