Ricky Henderson-RIP

[HALL85]

Only 65….way too young.

He was electric and colorful.

 

[SHUMikechine]

There goes my childhood

 

[NYShoreGuy]

Only 65….way too young.

He was electric and colorful.

Pneumonia didnt take care of himself until too late

 

[rcodey]

Remember watching Ricky play centerfold for the Jersey Athletics at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City.

 

[dehere23]

Greatest lead off hitter of all time and probably would have been valued even more in this era because of the OBP skill.

 

[Hall Berry]

A dynamic baseball player. Harkens me back to a time when baseball was more fun. I agree dehere23. Greatest leadoff hitter of all time. But I really wonder though if he would be valued the same way because metrics has essentially taken the steal out of the game. Would still be a great player today but with probably 40-50 steals a year. RIP Rickey.

 

[dehere23]

A dynamic baseball player. Harkens me back to a time when baseball was more fun. I agree dehere23. Greatest leadoff hitter of all time. But I really wonder though if he would be valued the same way because metrics has essentially taken the steal out of the game. Would still be a great player today but with probably 40-50 steals a year. RIP Rickey.

He was a career .400+ OBP, I think, and probably better than that in his peak. That plus the power and speed - I think he would have been valued even more so today.