Rickey Henderson
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I have been thinking lately about my favorite NBA player of all time, Allen Iverson, and what he has in common with my favorite MLB player of all time, Rickey Henderson. Here is what I have come up with so far. Individuality Over Conformity Both Rickey and A.I. refused to blend in. They each played Read more
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On June 24th, 1979, Rickey Henderson made his major-league debut for Oakland in a 5-1 loss to Texas in the first game of a doubleheader. Henderson had a single and double in four at-bats and stole the first base of his big-league career. If you have ever watched a game when a rookie gets his Read more
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Born when I was, I grew up measuring hitters by the traditional Triple Crown stats: Batting Average, Home Runs, and Runs Batted In. Those were stats that were easy to understand and were available in any box score. The Sabermetrics Revolution started by Bill James and others introduced more “advanced” stats over the years like Read more
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On May 1st, 1991, Rickey Henderson surpassed Lou Brock as baseball’s career stolen base leader with his 939th steal as the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 7-4. I have written a lot about Rickey here because he deserves it. He was that great. Rickey got a bad rap when he broke Lou Brock’s record for Stolen Read more
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On April 1st, 1997, the Padres score 11 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning en route to a 12-5 rout of the Mets. Setting a record for the most runs scored in one inning of an Opening Day contest this century. Chris Gomez, Rickey Henderson, and Quilvio Veras lead the attack with back-to-back-to-back Read more
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