Well that's certainly shocking. Tremendous player, way too young.
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Unbelievable. Rickey was certainly one of the greatest. So sad he didn't get to live a longer life and truly get to enjoy his legacy.
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He was the very definition of a dynamic player. So intimidating offensively. His walks and singles were quickly turned into doubles routinely. And his power for a lead-off guy was extraordinary. The number of runs he scored was my favorite of his stats. And the number of years he played seems impossible. RIP, Rickey.
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“Walking Rickey Henderson is like giving up a triple.” - Orioles manager Earl Weaver
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MLB Network has been running on loop all night an ad hoc tribute featuring many of his friends from MLB, guys he grew up with, really well done. I never realized the amount of guys that came from the Oakland area that became MLB stars, of course Pops being the patriarch of them all.