hardballtimes.com - 1/12/2009
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On the day Rickey Henderson gets elected to Cooperstown, THT takes a look back at some of the things that made the game's greatest leadoff man so special. Click the title to read more. Order the Hardball Times Annual 2009 today !
bizofbaseball.com - 1/12/2009
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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 ...
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Henderson and Rice Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
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The Morning After: January 12, 2009
Sparty and Friends —
... Magic won which is all Trey cares about…and the Pistons didnt play which is all Sparty cares about….. If you care Philly, Phoenix, Golden State, and Sacramento won…
Miz will be happy to know there are no hot stove stories while I am writing this. But there was this great interview I found with “story breaker” Ken Rosenthal just to piss him off.
One note to pass along re: baseball….HOF announced today I think…Rickey is in - who else gets in with him?
Well - press time on this is Sunday ...
HOF election results announced today
River Avenue Blues —
The Hall of Fame is going to get add a few members today, and as Maury Brown notes, MLB Network will carry the official announcement live (and exclusively) starting at 1:30pm. The only shoo-in on the ballot is Rickey Henderson, baseball’s all-time leaders in runs scored, stolen bases, and third person references. Chris Jaffe over at THT did a great job of summing up the wonder of Rickey, I highly recommend it.
You can check out the rest of the ballot here. Chances are that Jim Rice will finally break through and make it too ...
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Rice is on Hall's front burner —
NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 1/12/2009
Rickey Henderson can expect to be officially confirmed Monday as the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball by overwhelmingly being elected to the Hall of Fame. The big question is: Will Jim Rice also be elected on his final year on the ballot?
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