I decided if I wrote about Rickey Henderson I would not use a statistic. We are assaulted with stats and metrics now, and while baseball is our most numbers-oriented sport, I do sense the ...

On Dec. 20, Rickey Henderson died in a San Francisco hospital from pneumonia five days short of his 66th birthday. Unfortunately, he will be added as a later addition to the lists of significant ...

FILE - Rickey Henderson waves to the crowd during his induction speech at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., July 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File) FILE - Rickey Henderson waves ...

The game said good-bye to Willie Mays, Rickey Henderson, Fernando Valenzuela and Peter Edward Rose, a quartet of legends rarely if ever seen on the diamond. They were more than great performers ...

Aug 17, 2024; Oakland, California, USA; Oakland Athletics former outfielder Rickey Henderson (right) talks with former pitcher Dave Stewart (left) before the game against the San Francisco Giants ...

I was sad to hear of the death of Rickey Henderson. I was fortunate to visit with Rickey during a pre-game warm up of a game played in Chico between the Chico Heat and the San Diego Surf Dogs.