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.

 

[Piratz]

Tremendous player. Electric is right. Personality too. Talking in the third person cracked me up.

Played in a time when baseball was way more interesting and dynamic, IMO.

RIP.

 

[HALL85]

Tremendous player. Electric is right. Personality too. Talking in the third person cracked me up.

Played in a time when baseball was way more interesting and dynamic, IMO.

RIP.

He was a better Mickey Rivers with power. His interviews were almost as much fun as watching him play.

 

[williaza01]

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.

Steals are actually very much back in and being valued more and on the way up..plus he’s a 400 on base and career 800+ OPS with two seasons over 1000 in his prime

He’d be a big time player now…he also almost never struck out..his power is a little low by todays standards but I bet in todays game he’d have 8-10 more HR a year..however SO might also increase

 

[HallLine69]

He was the best base stealer and the best leadoff man in baseball history. Sheer greatness.RIP

 

[Halldan1]

An absolute freak.

RIP

 

[PiratePride]

Sad.... have great memories of him with A's and then Yanks. RIP

 

[Seton75]

65. Brutal. a no-doubter. One of the real greats.

 

[Jerry1992]

I recall watching him at Yankee Stadium in 1982 when he was on A’s. Year he stole 130 bases. There was buzz in crowd when he got on base. Of course he proceeded to steal 2nd and 3rd. One of the greats and very exciting player to watch. RIP

 

[Halldan1]

Rickey Henderson’s iconic career came with memorable seasons for Yankees and Mets: ‘Best player I ever played with’

And while MLB’s all-time stolen bases leader played the bulk of his career with the A’s, he also spent nearly seven seasons in New York in stints with the Yankees and the Mets.

nypost.com

 

[hallstorm]

Became an A’s fan back in 1979 because of him and then Armas in 1980. Never stopped until I had kids and just stayed with the Mets 8 years ago.

Best lead off hitter ever and made you want to pay attention when he was on the base paths.