Ricky Henderson Died

[Mad Dog Murph]

He was 65

https://www.si.com/mlb/rickey-henderson-baseball-s-career-steals-leader-dies-at-65

 

[Hudson2]

Dang that sucks. He was fun to watch

 

[Enscheff]

He was an elite player whose value wasn’t fully understood at the time he played. Everyone thinks kit was the bulk steals that made him valuable, when in reality it was that 17%-20% walk rate during his peak creating his true value.

 

[thewupk]

He was an elite player whose value wasn’t fully understood at the time he played. Everyone thinks kit was the bulk steals that made him valuable, when in reality it was that 17%-20% walk rate during his peak creating his true value.

For an inner hall guy. He was criminally underrated.

 

[cajunrevenge]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug........

 

[MadduxFanII]

Bill James once wrote that you could Rickey in half, and both halves would be a Hall of Famer.

 

[50PoundHead]

Phenomenal well-rounded player. Like stated above, the base-stealing seems to be highest in the fans' mind. But he was a lot more than that. The OBP and the sneaky power were big features of his all-around game.

 

[VirginiaBrave]

Hate he died but I hated his arrogance. He was on par with Pete Rose in that way. He wasn't humble by any means.

 

[CyYoung31]

Hate he died but I hated his arrogance. He was on par with Pete Rose in that way. He wasn't humble by any means.

Except that Pete Rose was a certified scumbag and Rickey was by all accounts a decent human being.

But, hey, he liked to talk about himself in 3rd person so I guess he deserves to burn in hell.

 

[VirginiaBrave]

Except that Pete Rose was a certified scumbag and Rickey was by all accounts a decent human being.

But, hey, he liked to talk about himself in 3rd person so I guess he deserves to burn in hell.

Never said that, just that I despised him for arrogance.

 

[cajunrevenge]

Why should Rickey be humble? I dont think I would be either if I was a star athlete my entire life.

 

[Deester11]

Why should Rickey be humble? I dont think I would be either if I was a star athlete my entire life.

Agreed. Chipper was an arrogant prick and he had every right to be. He was that good. Rickey was good and he told you. Nothing wrong with that.

 

[Freshmaker]

Well that officially ends any hope I had of getting back the baseball cards I mailed to him to sign in 1988

 

[cajunrevenge]

It could be in the mail. Try waiting 7 business days.