As with most baseball fans, I was looking forward to the premiere of the MLB Network last week. Until I found out that it was partially owned by DirectTV, meaning customers of Dish Network (my satellite provider), would be some of the few people not able to watch the channel. I've filled out the form on their website to request it be added, but I'm not holding my breath.
I found out through a Google Alert this morning that the channel will be showing Rickey-related programming this weekend, through the Hall of Fame announcement on Monday, and I just have to see it. I've included a list below of the games/programs that will be on. If anyone can tape all these for me, and burn them to a DVD(s), I would really appreciate it!
Sunday, January 11
1:00pm EST: 1989 ALCS Game 2 -- Toronto @ Oakland Featuring Rickey Henderson Stealing Four Bases (replayed again at 12:00am)
4:30pm EST: 1989 ALCS Game 4 -- Toronto @ Oakland Featuring Rickey Henderson Hitting Two Home Runs (replayed Monday at 3:00pm EST)
Monday, January 12
2:ooPM EST: MLB Network Special (Live) -- Hall of Fame Election
8:00PM EST: Prime 9 -- A Countdown Show Featuring the All-Time Top 9 Characters of the Game (not sure if Rickey will be included, but there's a chance he may be)
9:00PM EST: MLB Network Special -- Hall of Fame - Class of '09
If anyone can tape these, please send me an e-mail to let me know. Thanks in advance for everyones help!
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
A Response from Mr. Corky Simpson!
After hearing about Rickey being left off of a Corky Simpsons' Hall of Fame ballot (which is discussed in detail on my previous post), I went to try and locate Mr. Simpson's contact information, so that I could get his side of the story. After receiving his e-mail address from someone at the Green Valley News & Sun, I sent him the following e-mail.
Mr. Simpson,
I'm sure you are being inundated with requests for your time, since it was released that you had left Rickey Henderson off of your Hall of Fame ballot. But, I would really appreciate it if you could take some time to answer a few of my questions.
I have run a Rickey Henderson focused blog for the past year titled Rickey Henderson Collectibles. After reading the article describing the 8 ballplayers who you had voted for, I am intrigued by the fact that Rickey was not included on that list, and was relegated to the list of "others" that might be also inducted. You do not make any mention of your exclusion of Rickey, and I would really be interested (and so would the readers of my blog) in learning your reasoning behind voting the way that you did.
I understand that everyone has the right to vote in the way that they deem appropriate, but I would love to receive further insight inside your Hall of Fame selection process / criteria. I really hope to hear back from you soon, and look forward to talking with you. Thanks for your time, and your understanding of my interest in this subject.
Thanks again,
Brad
No less than 30 minutes later, I received the following response from Mr. Simpson (with his permission to publish his comments on my blog):
Brad: I can't think of any good reason I didn't vote for Rickey Henderson. The eight men I did vote for are all very deserving. Rickey is, too. So, if it is essential that he should enter the Hall of Fame on a unanimous ballot, then I goofed things up.
Some day some historian will attempt to find out why 11 voters failed to give Babe Ruth unanimity when he was elected to the Hall of Fame. In that same class of '36, Ty Cobb missed unanimity by four votes, Honus Wagner 11, Walter Johnson 37 and Christy Mathewson 23. Why did Willie Mays miss by 23, Mickey Mantle 43, Jackie Robinson 36 and Cal Ripken Jr. by eight?
When I was a kid, there were three giants who walked the earth: Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams and Stan Musial. None made it to the Hall of Fame unanimously. Joe missed by 28 votes, Ted Williams by 20 and Musial 23.
Why? Well, a bunch of people goofed up.
Rickey made about $41 million in his career, I think, and he'll be in the Hall of Fame. What a wonderful life he has had.
Hope I've helped you, Brad.-- Corky Simpson
I really appreciate the fact that he responded to my request, considering the news story that this has become, with mentions in ESPN, USA Today, and the San Francisco Chronicle to name a few. I'm don't agree with his rationale, but at least attempted to back up his decision.
Mr. Simpson,
I'm sure you are being inundated with requests for your time, since it was released that you had left Rickey Henderson off of your Hall of Fame ballot. But, I would really appreciate it if you could take some time to answer a few of my questions.
I have run a Rickey Henderson focused blog for the past year titled Rickey Henderson Collectibles. After reading the article describing the 8 ballplayers who you had voted for, I am intrigued by the fact that Rickey was not included on that list, and was relegated to the list of "others" that might be also inducted. You do not make any mention of your exclusion of Rickey, and I would really be interested (and so would the readers of my blog) in learning your reasoning behind voting the way that you did.
I understand that everyone has the right to vote in the way that they deem appropriate, but I would love to receive further insight inside your Hall of Fame selection process / criteria. I really hope to hear back from you soon, and look forward to talking with you. Thanks for your time, and your understanding of my interest in this subject.
Thanks again,
Brad
No less than 30 minutes later, I received the following response from Mr. Simpson (with his permission to publish his comments on my blog):
Brad: I can't think of any good reason I didn't vote for Rickey Henderson. The eight men I did vote for are all very deserving. Rickey is, too. So, if it is essential that he should enter the Hall of Fame on a unanimous ballot, then I goofed things up.
Some day some historian will attempt to find out why 11 voters failed to give Babe Ruth unanimity when he was elected to the Hall of Fame. In that same class of '36, Ty Cobb missed unanimity by four votes, Honus Wagner 11, Walter Johnson 37 and Christy Mathewson 23. Why did Willie Mays miss by 23, Mickey Mantle 43, Jackie Robinson 36 and Cal Ripken Jr. by eight?
When I was a kid, there were three giants who walked the earth: Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams and Stan Musial. None made it to the Hall of Fame unanimously. Joe missed by 28 votes, Ted Williams by 20 and Musial 23.
Why? Well, a bunch of people goofed up.
Rickey made about $41 million in his career, I think, and he'll be in the Hall of Fame. What a wonderful life he has had.
Hope I've helped you, Brad.-- Corky Simpson
I really appreciate the fact that he responded to my request, considering the news story that this has become, with mentions in ESPN, USA Today, and the San Francisco Chronicle to name a few. I'm don't agree with his rationale, but at least attempted to back up his decision.
Rickey Will NOT Be Unanimously Inducted!
I apologize in advance for the length of this rant (and the abundance of text), but I've just got to get it out. I've been waiting for this moment for awhile now, as I knew it would be inevitable, but it still has me all riled up. Through the wonders of Google Alerts, I've been following everything Rickey Henderson related, especially articles by sportswriters who've disclosed their votes for this years National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees. Rickey has been listed on every one of those ballots, until today that is.
One of the Alerts this morning was an article by Rob Neyer of ESPN titled "No Hall of Fame Vote for Rickey...Why?" It was obvious that someone had publicly announced that they had left Rickey off of their Hall of Fame ballot. That someone was Corky Simpson of the Green Valley News & Sun in Arizona. Corky wrote an article back on December 9 which announced who he had voted for. That shows you how small of a paper the GVN&S is, since it took almost a month for anyone in the mainstream media to actually notice.
Mr. Simpson voted to induct eight ballplayers into the Hall of Fame (Bert Blyleven, Andre Dawson, Tommy John, Don Mattingly, Tim Raines, Jim Rice, Alan Trammell, and Matt Willilams), but Rickey was inexplicably absent for the list (and barely even warranted a mention).
It's Tim Raines' name that really sticks out from that list, considering the logical comparisons that arise between himself and Rickey. In explaining his vote for Raines he says he was a 7-time all-star outfielder, 1986 NL batting champion, and 4 time base-stealing champ. Rickey was a 10-time all-star outfielder, won the AL MVP award in 1990 (he was runner up for the batting title, 4 points behind Hall of Famer George Brett), and was the stolen base champion 12 times (including every year from 1980-1991 except 1987).
My first thought when I saw his ballot, was that he was one of the sportswriters who just refused to vote for anyone on the ballot for the first time. Ever since the first Hall of Fame induction class, when neither Ruth, Cobb, or Honus Wagner were inducted unanimously, future voters felt that no one else should receive 100% of the vote (Tom Seaver has come the closest, missing only 5 votes in 1992).
But, this is not the case with Mr. Simpson, as he voted for Matt Williams, who is also on the ballot for the first time. In describing Williams, he says, "Nobody ever played the game with more intensity, nor with more reverence for the sport. He was the inspirational leader of the 2001 World Series champion D’backs."
This is notable for two reasons: 1) Williams was one of the long list of players named in the Mitchell Report, which doesn't sound like "reverence" to me, and 2) since when does being an "inspirational leader" garner someone induction into the Hall of Fame? Rickey was the ALCS MVP in 1989, during the A's eventually World Series victory over the Giants. He also hit .474 with an OBP over .500 in the World Series itself, providing much more than "emotional" support for his team.
Rickey is finally mentioned by Mr. Simpson, as almost an afterthought at the end of his article. After discussing his regret over not being able to vote for Mark McGwire due to his steroid implications (ignoring the fact that Matt Williams was implicated as well), he includes a paragraph of players who "may well be voted into the Hall of Fame."
"Others honored with nomination this year and who may well be voted into the Hall of Fame, include Harold Baines, Jay Bell, David Cone, Ron Gant, Mark Grace, Rickey Henderson, Jack Morris, Dale Murphy, Jesse Orosco, Dave Parker, Dan Plesac, Lee Smith, Greg Vaughn and Mo Vaughn."
There's a pretty good chance that most of these players (aside from possibly Mark Grace, Dale Murphy, and Lee Smith) will garner enough votes to even remain on the ballot this year, let alone enough to actually be inducted. Leaving Rickey's name off his ballot, and relegated to a list of "others" is incomprehensible, and I'd love to hear an explanation of Mr. Simpsons' rationale for voting the way that he did.
Mr. Simpson is a lifetime honorary member of the Baseball Writers Association of America, which means he gets to vote for Hall of Fame inductees for the rest of his life. I now hope that at least one other sportswriter leaves Rickey off the ballot, so that Corky is not the only one who kept Rickey from being the first unanimous selection in the history of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
One of the Alerts this morning was an article by Rob Neyer of ESPN titled "No Hall of Fame Vote for Rickey...Why?" It was obvious that someone had publicly announced that they had left Rickey off of their Hall of Fame ballot. That someone was Corky Simpson of the Green Valley News & Sun in Arizona. Corky wrote an article back on December 9 which announced who he had voted for. That shows you how small of a paper the GVN&S is, since it took almost a month for anyone in the mainstream media to actually notice.
Mr. Simpson voted to induct eight ballplayers into the Hall of Fame (Bert Blyleven, Andre Dawson, Tommy John, Don Mattingly, Tim Raines, Jim Rice, Alan Trammell, and Matt Willilams), but Rickey was inexplicably absent for the list (and barely even warranted a mention).
It's Tim Raines' name that really sticks out from that list, considering the logical comparisons that arise between himself and Rickey. In explaining his vote for Raines he says he was a 7-time all-star outfielder, 1986 NL batting champion, and 4 time base-stealing champ. Rickey was a 10-time all-star outfielder, won the AL MVP award in 1990 (he was runner up for the batting title, 4 points behind Hall of Famer George Brett), and was the stolen base champion 12 times (including every year from 1980-1991 except 1987).
My first thought when I saw his ballot, was that he was one of the sportswriters who just refused to vote for anyone on the ballot for the first time. Ever since the first Hall of Fame induction class, when neither Ruth, Cobb, or Honus Wagner were inducted unanimously, future voters felt that no one else should receive 100% of the vote (Tom Seaver has come the closest, missing only 5 votes in 1992).
But, this is not the case with Mr. Simpson, as he voted for Matt Williams, who is also on the ballot for the first time. In describing Williams, he says, "Nobody ever played the game with more intensity, nor with more reverence for the sport. He was the inspirational leader of the 2001 World Series champion D’backs."
This is notable for two reasons: 1) Williams was one of the long list of players named in the Mitchell Report, which doesn't sound like "reverence" to me, and 2) since when does being an "inspirational leader" garner someone induction into the Hall of Fame? Rickey was the ALCS MVP in 1989, during the A's eventually World Series victory over the Giants. He also hit .474 with an OBP over .500 in the World Series itself, providing much more than "emotional" support for his team.
Rickey is finally mentioned by Mr. Simpson, as almost an afterthought at the end of his article. After discussing his regret over not being able to vote for Mark McGwire due to his steroid implications (ignoring the fact that Matt Williams was implicated as well), he includes a paragraph of players who "may well be voted into the Hall of Fame."
"Others honored with nomination this year and who may well be voted into the Hall of Fame, include Harold Baines, Jay Bell, David Cone, Ron Gant, Mark Grace, Rickey Henderson, Jack Morris, Dale Murphy, Jesse Orosco, Dave Parker, Dan Plesac, Lee Smith, Greg Vaughn and Mo Vaughn."
There's a pretty good chance that most of these players (aside from possibly Mark Grace, Dale Murphy, and Lee Smith) will garner enough votes to even remain on the ballot this year, let alone enough to actually be inducted. Leaving Rickey's name off his ballot, and relegated to a list of "others" is incomprehensible, and I'd love to hear an explanation of Mr. Simpsons' rationale for voting the way that he did.
Mr. Simpson is a lifetime honorary member of the Baseball Writers Association of America, which means he gets to vote for Hall of Fame inductees for the rest of his life. I now hope that at least one other sportswriter leaves Rickey off the ballot, so that Corky is not the only one who kept Rickey from being the first unanimous selection in the history of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Only One More Week to Go!
Only one week from today (Monday, January 12th), barring a totally unforeseen voting travesty, Rickey Henderson will finally be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. There's been quite a few articles written lately by Hall voters, describing why they are voting the way that they are, with Rickey always considered automatic. But, even so, there will still be that one pesky voter who leaves him off the ballot (although I really hope that doesn't happen). If that is the case, I'd love to get an interview with the guy on the blog, and let him tell us why he voted the way that he did.
Being a numbers guy myself, my favorite of these articles (although it doesn't sound like he actually gets a vote himself) was written by Joe Posnanski of Sports Illustrated. I'm going to excerpt the most interesting segments below, but the whole article can be found here.
Unlike most posts on this blog, this post is entirely text, so if you're looking for pictures, you'll have to hold out until next time.
"OK, so that takes us to Rickey Henderson. You already know that Henderson holds the major league record for most stolen bases with 1,406 -- and that record isn't getting broken for a long, long time. You know who is the active leader in stolen bases? Juan Pierre. You know how many he has? Four hundred and twenty nine. The guy is about ONE THOUSAND stolen bases shy of Rickey. That stolen base record is mind-bogging."
"Rickey Henderson is utterly unique; if the Hall of Fame is supposed to represent the greatest players in baseball history, then there simply is not a plausible reason I can think of to NOT vote for Henderson. He's not the greatest left fielder in baseball history -- not with Williams and Bonds on the list -- but he IS the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history, and if you were putting together an all-time team you should probably find a way to have Rickey Henderson at the top of the lineup. I would love to hear explanations from those who will not vote for Rickey; you know, something other than the "Well nobody has ever been voted in unanimously" tripe."
Top 10 Unintentional Walks Leaders
1. Rickey Henderson, 2,129
2. Babe Ruth, 2,062
3. Ted Williams, 1,935
4. Barry Bonds, 1,870
5. Joe Morgan, 1,789
6. Mel Ott, 1,708
7. Yaz, 1,655
8. Mickey Mantle, 1,607
9. Eddie Yost, 1,599
10. Lou Gehrig, 1,508
Note: Intentional walks were not always tracked, so this reflects total walks for Ruth, Otto, and Gehrig.
Although Rickey trails Barry Bonds by 368 total walks, if you remove intentional walks from the equation, Rickey now holds the all-time record by 67 walks over Babe Ruth. Rickey had a total of 61 intentional walks in his career, while Bonds had 688, over ten times more.
"The unintentional walk obviously is a different weapon; it is earning a base that the other team did not want to give up. It can frustrate pitchers, it can change the tone of a game, and nobody ever drew more unintentional walks than Rickey.
And think about this: Pitchers REALLY did not want to walk Rickey, for all the obvious reasons. I mean, Ted Williams, sure, walking him often made sense; I suspect that most pitchers did not kick themselves for walking Ted Williams. But Rickey -- he was probably going to steal second on you, maybe steal third. Even if he didn't steal, he was going to create all sorts of tension. Nobody WANTED to walk Rickey Henderson."
And finally, my favorite statistic from the article, and one that is pretty hard to imagine:
"Rickey Henderson walked 796 times in his career LEADING OFF AN INNING. Think about this again. There would be nothing, absolutely nothing, a pitcher would want to avoid more than walking Rickey Henderson to lead off an inning. And yet he walked SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY SIX times to lead off an inning.
He walked more times just leading off an in inning than Lou Brock, Roberto Clemente, Luis Aparicio, Ernie Banks, Kirby Puckett, Ryne Sandberg and more than 50 other Hall of Famers walked in their entire careers."
Being a numbers guy myself, my favorite of these articles (although it doesn't sound like he actually gets a vote himself) was written by Joe Posnanski of Sports Illustrated. I'm going to excerpt the most interesting segments below, but the whole article can be found here.
Unlike most posts on this blog, this post is entirely text, so if you're looking for pictures, you'll have to hold out until next time.
"OK, so that takes us to Rickey Henderson. You already know that Henderson holds the major league record for most stolen bases with 1,406 -- and that record isn't getting broken for a long, long time. You know who is the active leader in stolen bases? Juan Pierre. You know how many he has? Four hundred and twenty nine. The guy is about ONE THOUSAND stolen bases shy of Rickey. That stolen base record is mind-bogging."
"Rickey Henderson is utterly unique; if the Hall of Fame is supposed to represent the greatest players in baseball history, then there simply is not a plausible reason I can think of to NOT vote for Henderson. He's not the greatest left fielder in baseball history -- not with Williams and Bonds on the list -- but he IS the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history, and if you were putting together an all-time team you should probably find a way to have Rickey Henderson at the top of the lineup. I would love to hear explanations from those who will not vote for Rickey; you know, something other than the "Well nobody has ever been voted in unanimously" tripe."
Top 10 Unintentional Walks Leaders
1. Rickey Henderson, 2,129
2. Babe Ruth, 2,062
3. Ted Williams, 1,935
4. Barry Bonds, 1,870
5. Joe Morgan, 1,789
6. Mel Ott, 1,708
7. Yaz, 1,655
8. Mickey Mantle, 1,607
9. Eddie Yost, 1,599
10. Lou Gehrig, 1,508
Note: Intentional walks were not always tracked, so this reflects total walks for Ruth, Otto, and Gehrig.
Although Rickey trails Barry Bonds by 368 total walks, if you remove intentional walks from the equation, Rickey now holds the all-time record by 67 walks over Babe Ruth. Rickey had a total of 61 intentional walks in his career, while Bonds had 688, over ten times more.
"The unintentional walk obviously is a different weapon; it is earning a base that the other team did not want to give up. It can frustrate pitchers, it can change the tone of a game, and nobody ever drew more unintentional walks than Rickey.
And think about this: Pitchers REALLY did not want to walk Rickey, for all the obvious reasons. I mean, Ted Williams, sure, walking him often made sense; I suspect that most pitchers did not kick themselves for walking Ted Williams. But Rickey -- he was probably going to steal second on you, maybe steal third. Even if he didn't steal, he was going to create all sorts of tension. Nobody WANTED to walk Rickey Henderson."
And finally, my favorite statistic from the article, and one that is pretty hard to imagine:
"Rickey Henderson walked 796 times in his career LEADING OFF AN INNING. Think about this again. There would be nothing, absolutely nothing, a pitcher would want to avoid more than walking Rickey Henderson to lead off an inning. And yet he walked SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY SIX times to lead off an inning.
He walked more times just leading off an in inning than Lou Brock, Roberto Clemente, Luis Aparicio, Ernie Banks, Kirby Puckett, Ryne Sandberg and more than 50 other Hall of Famers walked in their entire careers."
Sunday, January 4, 2009
One Year Anniversary and 100 Posts!
It was on this date, exactly one year ago, that I decided it would be fun to put together a blog chronicling my Rickey Henderson collection. I wasn't sure how I would continue after that first post, but 100 posts later, I think I've come along way. I realized when putting together yesterdays post that this one would be number 100, which I thought was kind of an odd coincidence, but rather appropriate. Averaging about two Rickey Henderson related posts per week over the past year worked out well, and is a pattern I hope to continue.
I would never have imagined all of the people I have met, and friends I have made, in the card blogging community. I want to thank everyone that has left comments on my posts, and sent unexpected packages my way, they are all very much appreciated. Although I never expect to get as many visitors as Wax Heaven or Cardboard Junkie, it is nice to know that I have some readers out there, and that others can share my collection along with me.
This year is going to be an exciting on for me, as after almost a decade of waiting, I'm finally going to be able to see Rickey inducted into the Hall of Fame! I was in high school when I initially thought he might be ready to retire, and never imagined that I'd be married and have a son by the time he was finally inducted.
With the nature of this blog focused on Rickey, and only recently adding posts on my Oakland A's collection, it is not something that I have the time (or the material), to update daily. But, I hope to continue on with one to two posts a week, or more frequently as time and information allows.
I would never have imagined all of the people I have met, and friends I have made, in the card blogging community. I want to thank everyone that has left comments on my posts, and sent unexpected packages my way, they are all very much appreciated. Although I never expect to get as many visitors as Wax Heaven or Cardboard Junkie, it is nice to know that I have some readers out there, and that others can share my collection along with me.
This year is going to be an exciting on for me, as after almost a decade of waiting, I'm finally going to be able to see Rickey inducted into the Hall of Fame! I was in high school when I initially thought he might be ready to retire, and never imagined that I'd be married and have a son by the time he was finally inducted.
With the nature of this blog focused on Rickey, and only recently adding posts on my Oakland A's collection, it is not something that I have the time (or the material), to update daily. But, I hope to continue on with one to two posts a week, or more frequently as time and information allows.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
2003 Topps Tribute Milestone Bats
As anyone who buys cards on eBay knows, it's often the price of shipping that turns a good deal into a bad one. As a result, buying cards in "lots" is always the way to go. But, it's not often that I run across anyone selling more than one game-used Rickey card in a single auction, and when I do, there's a good chance that I already have one or more of them.
What a nice surprise it was when I ran across this auction for five Topps Tribute cards, all of which I needed. They were being offered at a very reasonable Buy It Now price, and I wasted no time in snapping them up. The full name of this insert set is 2003 Topps Tribute Contemporary Milestone Materials Relics, which is quite a mouthful. This is the full set of five Milestone Materials bat relics, each celebrating a different milestone in Rickey's career (there is a jersey relic as well), so it was not to get them all at once.
MIM-RH1 -- 1,000 Career RBI's
MIM-RH2 -- 1,400 Career Stolen Bases
MIM-RH3 -- 2,000 Career Runs
MIM-RH4 -- 3,000 Career Hits
MIM-RH5 -- 500 Career Doubles
What a nice surprise it was when I ran across this auction for five Topps Tribute cards, all of which I needed. They were being offered at a very reasonable Buy It Now price, and I wasted no time in snapping them up. The full name of this insert set is 2003 Topps Tribute Contemporary Milestone Materials Relics, which is quite a mouthful. This is the full set of five Milestone Materials bat relics, each celebrating a different milestone in Rickey's career (there is a jersey relic as well), so it was not to get them all at once.
MIM-RH1 -- 1,000 Career RBI's
MIM-RH2 -- 1,400 Career Stolen Bases
MIM-RH3 -- 2,000 Career Runs
MIM-RH4 -- 3,000 Career Hits
MIM-RH5 -- 500 Career Doubles
Friday, January 2, 2009
Rickey in the Newspaper
I know I'm a little late in posting this, but better late than never. With the Hall of Fame induction results coming out shortly, interest in Rickey has definitely be picking up. What a nice surprise it was to open up my local paper (the Sacramento Bee) the day after Christmas, and see a nice big picture of Rickey on the inside of the sports page.
Since the font of the article is a little small (you can read it if you click the picture), here's a link to an expanded version of the same article (originally published in the Contra Costa Times).
It's been many years since I've actually read an article about Rickey in the daily paper, and it was kind of fun. There will naturally be plenty more articles in the near future, with his impending induction into the Hall. If any readers out there happen to see any commemorative Rickey pull-outs in their local paper, please don't hesitate to let me know. I'm expecting that Rickey Henderson memorabilia will pick up in the coming months, and I don't want to miss out on anything cool!
Since the font of the article is a little small (you can read it if you click the picture), here's a link to an expanded version of the same article (originally published in the Contra Costa Times).
It's been many years since I've actually read an article about Rickey in the daily paper, and it was kind of fun. There will naturally be plenty more articles in the near future, with his impending induction into the Hall. If any readers out there happen to see any commemorative Rickey pull-outs in their local paper, please don't hesitate to let me know. I'm expecting that Rickey Henderson memorabilia will pick up in the coming months, and I don't want to miss out on anything cool!
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