thefightins.com - 1/13/2009
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Being an impressionable youth growing up in Oakland, Jimmy Rollins was exposed to the subtleties in Rickey Henderson’s game on a daily basis. Before he known as J-Roll, the Phillies current leadoff hitter was busy studying one of the all-time greats.
When you watch Rollins play now, the ...
sports.espn.go.com - 1/12/2009
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sports.espn.go.com —
NEW YORK -- 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, either. "I'm going to leave all the stories to Rickey," Rice said, ...
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Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice voted into Baseball Hall of Fame
bizofbaseball.com - 1/13/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
Each year, debates rage as to who should
or should not be on the Hall of Fame...
ballot, and who is deserving of inclusion. It also outlines the votes themselves, the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA), and trends in the voting process (i.e. will players in the "steroid era" ...
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Site Update: Hall of Fame Voting Details
sports.espn.go.com - 1/13/2009
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sports.espn.go.com —
If you watched baseball in the 1980s, the
premise that Tim Raines is a Hall of Famer...
requires no justification. Yet more than three-quarters of eligible Hall voters, both this year and last year, omitted Raines from their ballots, many including ...
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Keith Law: Raines belongs in Hall
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... each player is wearing? Speaking of the Hall of Fame, Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins pays homage to Rickey Henderson by doing a dead-on impersonation. ...
Jimmy Rollins Does Rickey Henderson Impersonation
FanIQ Blog —
... There's never been a better leadoff hitter in the history of the game and I can't see anyone ever passing him. Nor, of course, can he.
I just wish Rollins had added this to his impression.
Either that or slide into home like Henderson did when he set the all-time run scoring record on a home run. Man, I miss Henderson already.
Y'all know Rickey? J-Roll knows Rickey [The Fightins]
Based on Jimmy Rollins' Rickey Henderson Impersonation, TBS Will Likely Make an Offer
FanHouse —
... Bush. He's easy to impersonate. Or John Madden. He's pretty easy too. Oh, and Jack Nicholson. Everyone can do him. But a high end, quality Rickey Henderson impersonation? It's tough to actually pull off. Jimmy Rollins can do just that. Now, TBS hasn't put a formal offer on the table, but I would be surprised if they let Jimmy slip through the cracks during the offseason. Via the Fightins Based on Jimmy Rollins' Rickey Henderson Impersonation, TBS Will ...
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HENDERSON RUNS INTO HALL ON FIRST BALLOT —
NY Post: Sports 1/13/2009
NOW that former Yankee Rickey Henderson is in the Hall of Fame in a leadoff role, and Red Sox slugger Jim Rice made it in his final at-bat against the baseball writers, I can't wait for Rickey's Cooperstown speech come July. "I haven't thought...
Hall Of Fame Snubs: Tigers Left Out Again —
Bleacher Report - MLB 1/13/2009
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