Forensic investigation led to their promising first baseman Rickey Henderson ... yarn added to the Henderson canon. When he died from pneumonia just before Christmas, baseball mourned the passing ...

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 ...

OAKLAND, Calif. — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball’s leadoff position, died Dec. 20. He was 65. Known as baseball ...

he said he had just seen Rickey a month ago and [Henderson] still looked like he could play.” Lynch very much admired the Man of Steal. As a longtime Bay Area athlete -- and former baseball ...

BILL KING: Rickey Henderson. No contest ... so bold and so convinced of his ability and the style. People said that baseball was so boring. But then came Rickey in 1979, and he played he played ...

Major League Baseball's stolen base king and one of its most flamboyant stars has died. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) BILL KING: Rickey Henderson. No contest, steals third base, jerks the bag ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball’s leadoff position, has died. He was 65. Henderson died on ...

Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball's leadoff position, has died. He was 65. Henderson died on Friday. The Athletics said ...

Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball's leadoff position, has died. He was 65. Henderson died on Friday. The Athletics said ...

and his love for baseball was paramount. Now, Rickey is at peace with the Lord, cherishing the extraordinary moments and achievements he leaves behind." Henderson was a statistical thunderstorm.

Reactions to the death of baseball's stolen base king Rickey Henderson: “A legend on and off the field, Rickey was a devoted son, dad, friend, grandfather, brother, uncle, and a truly humble soul.