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Breaking Records and Breaking Mold: Effectively Wild Episode 2261 with Rickey

SandJack TV — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 04:03:00 +0000

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the career and life of Rickey Henderson, focusing on changes in public perceptions of his play and personality, how underrated he was (even though he was highly rated!), and his impact on the modern game and media, then (41:52) catch up on a flurry of transactions, including a run […]

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MLB Trade Rumors: Rickey Henderson’s Passing

SandJack TV — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 04:58:00 +0000

Legendary baseball player and stolen base king Rickey Henderson has passed away at the age of 65. The tragic news was announced by his friend and teammate Dave Winfield, and later confirmed by the New York Post. Born in Chicago on Christmas Day in 1958, Henderson spent much of his childhood in Oakland. He was […]

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Remembering Rickey: A Candlelit Tribute by Baseball Prospectus

SandJack TV — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:13:00 +0000

Image credit: © Stan Szeto-Imagn Images I learned so much from watching Rickey Henderson. I learned essential truths about baseball, about the sang-froid that allows for casual greatness, about my own father and his susceptibility to surface-level propaganda. I learned to watch my pen. A writer without a pen is like a hitter without a […]

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