Word: rickey
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...player most likely to give the Giants fits is left fielder Rickey Henderson, 30. All he did against Toronto was reach base on 14 of 23 times at bat, score eight runs, drive in five more, hit two homers and steal eight bases in as many tries. On the base paths he drove Blue Jay pitchers nuts. Like Canseco, Henderson is hardly humble. "I'd say I'm the decade's best lead-off man," he declares. "If people feel I'm one of the best who ever played the game, that's nice to hear." Opposing players call Henderson...
...Rickey Henderson is playing like a player possessed for the Oakland A's. Is this the same guy who would jog for fly balls in Yankee Stadium...
...superstar stopper Dennis Eckersley soon joined him on the disabled list, manager Tony La Russa kept the Bay Area Bombers at the head of the pack. Now Eckersley and Canseco (who just unveiled a 900 number for fan calls) are back, joined by the sultan of swipe, base stealer Rickey Henderson, rescued from the clutches of the New York Yankees. Still, the A's must shake off the Angels if they hope to become the first team to capture successive flags since 1978. Says pitcher Dave Stewart, who just put together his third-straight 20-game season: "We didn...
...Everyone in baseball knows New York Yankee Rickey Henderson has the most stolen bases (794) among active players. Can you name the next top five base stealers behind Henderson? (Give yourself a point for each correct player...
...movie Bull Durham, which featured only one Baseball Annie, was a little light on realism. In a stunning show of sportsmanship, Garvey's new bride has offered to adopt any children he has pending from two other relationships. Sensing that New York might be lagging in perdition, outfielder Rickey Henderson declared that the Yankees "were too drunk" last year to win the pennant...