The Windup Newsletter ⚾ | This is The Athletic’s MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox. Farewell to Rickey Henderson — one of baseball’s truly unique characters, ...
When I was an 11-year-old kid with skinned knees, tube socks and a Huffy bike, the Oakland A’s occupied about 90% of my thoughts: who was pitching that day, who was batting .300, and above all else, ...
OAKLAND – The torch was passed from Willie Mays to the Hall of Fame baseball player of choice. My choice was Rickey Henderson. Mays laid claim to the title, with barely a murmur of dispute, for more ...
Major League Baseball's stolen base king and one of its most flamboyant stars has died. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) BILL KING: Rickey Henderson. No contest, steals third base, jerks the bag from ...
Before he was a somebody, Rickey Henderson was already a constituency of one. Professional athletes are a different species, world-class talents whose sense of self and possibility do not often fit ...
Beyond the steals, Henderson scored 2,295 runs — more than anyone in baseball history. He led the league in stolen bases 12 ...
BILL KING: Rickey Henderson. No contest, steals third base, jerks the bag from its moorings and holds it aloft, representing No. 939. KHALID: Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson was 65 years old. His ...
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