Wow ... Rickey Handerson passed away.
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Rickey Henderson, widely regarded as baseball's greatest leadoff hitter and baserunner, has passed away at the age of 65. The news was confirmed by MLB legend Dave Winfield, who shared a heartfelt tribute on his Instagram account:
“I still cannot believe I’ve lost one of my favorite teammates and great friend Rickey Henderson. Rest in peace.”
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FYI, the only source for this so far is Dave Winfield's Instagram post. No credible wire service has picked this up yet.
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Wow! Did not know he was suffering from any health issues. Last interviews I saw of him he appeared to be in very good health.
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@beatlesnews_MLBTS said in Wow ... Rickey Handerson passed away.:
FYI, the only source for this so far is Dave Winfield's Instagram post. No credible wire service has picked this up yet.
Not true. It's been reported in national newspapers, including the New York Post.
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@PriorFir4383355_XBL said in Wow ... Rickey Handerson passed away.:
@beatlesnews_MLBTS said in Wow ... Rickey Handerson passed away.:
FYI, the only source for this so far is Dave Winfield's Instagram post. No credible wire service has picked this up yet.
Not true. It's been reported in national newspapers, including the New York Post.
The Post isn't the greatest source, but it's since been reported elsewhere, including his home town of Oakland. Their story says he'd been dealing with pneumonia.
*By Laurence Miedema | lsmiedema@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
UPDATED: December 21, 2024 at 11:40 AM PSTOAKLAND — Rickey Henderson, the Oakland kid who became the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history and his hometown A’s biggest star has died.
Henderson would have turned 66 on Christmas Day.
After a frenzy of social media speculation overnight, multiple sources confirmed to the Bay Area News Group on Saturday morning that Henderson had died. The family is expected to make an announcement later in the day. Henderson had been in the hospital battling pneumonia, a source told the Bay Area News Group.
The left fielder with the unmistakable crouched batting stance and affable swagger set MLB career records with 2,295 runs and 1,406 stolen bases and is the single-season stolen base king. He was enshrined into the Hall of Fame in 2009, his first year of eligibility.*
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The New York Post is the oldest continually operating newspaper in the United States. It is one of the finest and most reliable newspapers remaining in the United States. In terms of their independent brand of true journalism, they scooped the major news media networks and other papers on several critically important stories in the last several years, including many where they were widely accused of corruption by other media outlets, but upon full review, the Post was conclusively shown to have been entirely honest in their reportage.
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If SDS doesn't drop a massive program tonight or tomorrow, the game is officially done.........
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He will be my leadoff hitter today in honor of his great legacy
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@Easy_Duhz_It__PSN dude a man just died have some [censored] respect
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This is an absolute shock from out of left field. Wow.
I'll never forget being amazed at him getting 100+ stolen bases.
Fun Fact - There was a trophy in MLB '11 The Show, where you had to get 130 stolen bases in any mode, in one season.
I think I got it by creating a 99 overall CAP, and simulating a season!!
Memories!
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@PriorFir4383355_XBL said in Wow ... Rickey Handerson passed away.:
The New York Post is the oldest continually operating newspaper in the United States. It is one of the finest and most reliable newspapers remaining in the United States. In terms of their independent brand of true journalism, they scooped the major news media networks and other papers on several critically important stories in the last several years, including many where they were widely accused of corruption by other media outlets, but upon full review, the Post was conclusively shown to have been entirely honest in their reportage.<
No, it’s not. It has a lousy rep for accuracy, not to mention it belongs to Rupert Murdoch, who owned the scandal-ridden News of the World and currently owns Fox “News,” not known for accuracy.
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Rickey was a good, solid player in the two separate stints that he had with my San Diego Padres. I still love the quote that the late Tony Gwynn credited to the just past Rickey Henderson on a Spring Training bus in 1996 when a Padres employee asked if he (Rickey) had tenure, '"No, I don't have tenure, I have eighteen-year.'" The man was one of my favorite players and a great consummate teammate. May he rest in peace!
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Also, I think he broke Lou Brock’s career stolen base record while with the Padres. We’ll miss Rickey. -
Haha- for the win.
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@markemark_NSW no he did it with the as in 91 he played for like 12 more years
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@The-Buddy9_XBL said in Wow ... Rickey Handerson passed away.:
@Easy_Duhz_It__PSN dude a man just died have some [censored] respect
Rip Rickey,
And that dude easy is the [censored] of the forums pretty standard for him
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@Cubsfan217_XBL said in Wow ... Rickey Handerson passed away.:
And that dude easy is the [censored] of the forums pretty standard for him
I've seen worse. When Joe Morgan died, there was a thread started as an RIP post which turned into a bunch of people debating who had a worse swing than him. Fernando died and people jumped on the "we need a tribute program or a free card" bus. With the way the forums been this year, figured id beat the whiners and bitches to the punch.
Literally any time, and you can search this, someone passes away, there are posts about programs and cards and gimme this and that. GFY.
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@Easy_Duhz_It__PSN don't try to justify being and asshole
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I agree they should definitely give us a free card like when Fernando died
