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Rickey Henderson has died.

MaywoodMaywood Posts: 2,189 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Sadly, this great player died way too soon, he was only 65 years old. The report I saw gave no cause of death. :'(

Maywood.

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  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,621 ✭✭✭✭✭

    RIP

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  • galaxy27galaxy27 Posts: 8,044 ✭✭✭✭✭

    super sky point to the greatest leadoff man and base stealer of all time

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,056 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very sad. In the twilight of his career, he played for the Red Sox.

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  • LandrysFedoraLandrysFedora Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭✭✭

    RIP

  • tommyrusty7tommyrusty7 Posts: 2,050 ✭✭✭✭

    RIP Rickey! We loved you in Boston for that short visit!

  • SDSportsFanSDSportsFan Posts: 5,142 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 21, 2024 2:17PM

    Interesting that I only see it on MSN.com; nothing on MLB.com or ESPN.com. Neither MLB Network or ESPN have it on their on-screen crawler either.

    Steve

  • TiborTibor Posts: 3,576 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Reports say it was pneumonia.
    RIP

  • SDSportsFanSDSportsFan Posts: 5,142 ✭✭✭✭✭

    According to TMZ, Rickey died yesterday (Friday, Dec 20th), after a bout with pneumonia.

    Steve

  • 2dueces2dueces Posts: 6,487 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 21, 2024 2:49PM

    @Tibor said:
    Reports say it was pneumonia.
    RIP

    Wow. So sad. I read he was hospitalized recently. I don’t get many shots at 68 years old but pneumonia shot is one that my doctor absolutely gives me and it’s not an option. Shingles and flu are on the no option list. Not sure if it’s a coincidence but haven’t had as much as a cold in 5-6 years or longer.

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  • SDSportsFanSDSportsFan Posts: 5,142 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Just confirmed by Matt Vaskersian and Harold Reynolds on MLB TV.

    Steve

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 8,753 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow! Only 65 - sad. RIP!

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  • coolstanleycoolstanley Posts: 2,966 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It wasn't just pneumonia, he must have had co-morbidities.

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  • GroceryRackPackGroceryRackPack Posts: 3,331 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow...😢

  • bgrbgr Posts: 1,872 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This was a picture my wife grabbed last time she was with me to get an auto. She had been with me many times and after a while Rickey would recognize her and say hi.

  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,061 ✭✭✭✭

    @SDSportsFan said:
    Interesting that I only see it on MSN.com; nothing on MLB.com or ESPN.com. Neither MLB Network or ESPN have it on their on-screen crawler either.

    Steve

    Maybe they wanted to be sure they were sure he really died?

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  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 9,317 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Exciting player. RIP.

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  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,550 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What an athlete. Hit a HR in his 1st at-bat as a Seattle Mariner. It was electric! RIP Rickey.

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  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,347 ✭✭✭✭✭

    terrible news. RIP Rickey

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  • SDSportsFanSDSportsFan Posts: 5,142 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Estil said:

    @SDSportsFan said:
    Interesting that I only see it on MSN.com; nothing on MLB.com or ESPN.com. Neither MLB Network or ESPN have it on their on-screen crawler either.

    Steve

    Maybe they wanted to be sure they were sure he really died?

    That's also why I did not believe it until MLB Network came on at 5:00 PM Central and announced it.

    Steve

  • MaywoodMaywood Posts: 2,189 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Rickey Henderson really transformed himself as a hitter. I recall him as a great leadoff man who was a singles type hitter, making contact and getting on base where he'd turn a single into a double. He brought electricity to any game he was involved in. Then at some point in his career he worked on his body, bulked up and added power to his game. Suddenly, pitchers had to be a lot more careful with what they threw him and he was on his way to an MLB record: most HR's by a lead-off hitter!! He made himself into the perfect combination of speed, power and grace.

    Here's Rickey Henderson on his way to the MLB HOF. What a ballplayer!! o:):'(

  • DocBenjaminDocBenjamin Posts: 1,492 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Dude that you never wanted to see playing against your team. Seemingly an automatic man on second, in a flash.

  • JoeBanzaiJoeBanzai Posts: 11,885 ✭✭✭✭✭

    RIP

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