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The Hall of Fame welcomed two new members on Monday, as both Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice were voted in by the Baseball Writers of America. Both players inclusion in Cooperstown may help shine a new light on the superstars of the 1980s, including Atlanta Braves legend and all around good guy, ...
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Via Central Maine Sports Blog
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January 12, 2009
Jim Ed Rice FINALLY entered the Hall of Fame today on his 15th and last try. Rice, after narrowly missing the 75% needed last year, finally eclipsed that mark with 76.4%. Rice was the AL MVP in 1978 hitting .315, 46 HRs and 215 hits and 139 RBIs.Also voted in was Rickey Henderson. He somehow managed only to get only a little under 95% of the ballot, which means a total of 28 people...
Via Tim's Take
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January 12, 2009
No surprise, Rickey Henderson is a first ballot Hall of Famer. What would be surprising, however, would be Rickey using the words "I" or "me" in his acceptance speech this summer. Rickey only refers to himself as "Rickey."Recently, FanIQ gathered up the 25 best Rickey stories you will ever read, please check it out.
Via MostlyMets
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January 13, 2009
Congratulations to short time Mets player and coach Rickey Henderson and former Boston Red Sox outfielder Jim Rice on being elected to the hall of
When asked how he felt about getting into the hall of fame Henderson replied in typical Rickey fashion “I feel great about it. It’s been a long ...
Via The Power Zone
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January 12, 2009
Rickey Henderson, the most prolific lead-off man in baseball history, got his call to the Hall Of Fame on his first try.Jim Rice, the prolific slugger for the Boston Red Sox, got in on his final try.Henderson was the all-time leader with 1,406 steals and 2,295 runs scored. Widely considered to ...
Via Online Sports Guys
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January 12, 2009
We know that both Jim Rice and Rickey Henderson are now headed to Cooperstown and the Baseball Hall Of Fame. Those of us here at OSG HQ debated how to properly cover the historic event... do we actually vent our spleen over the fact that Bert Blyleven was passed over AGAIN?Or do we give the day ...
Via NY Baseball Digest
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January 13, 2009
Rickey Henderson will always be remembered for something outlandish. Whether it’s one of his infamous quotes, historic “shutdowns”, or card games during the playoffs Henderson knew how to makes the game “all about Rickey”. Despite the selfish antics, no one can argue this fact: wherever Rickey went his teams were better off with him then [...]
Via NY Baseball Digest
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January 14, 2009
The results were announced Monday for the Hall of Fame. Both Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice were elected, Henderson on his first try, and Rice on his 15th and final attempt.
In our mock elections here at NYBD, I voted for both Henderson and Rice, but also included Jack Morris on my ballot. Morris dominated his [...]
Via Boston Sports Media Watch
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January 13, 2009
The Baseball Hall of Fame press conference for Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice which will be taking place in New York City at noon today will be broadcast locally by both Comcast SportsNet and NESN. CSN will be running the MLB Network feed.
Following the HoF press conference, NESN will also air ...
Via Sliding Into Home
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January 12, 2009
Here's what some Yankees had to say about the induction of Rickey Henderson...George Steinbrenner:"There was only one Rickey Henderson in baseball. He was the greatest leadoff hitter of all time. I consider him a great friend with tremendous spirit and a true Yankee."Willie Randolph: "Rickey and ...
Via Fanster
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January 12, 2009
It?s hard to believe that the Arizona Diamondbacks have been around long enough to have former players receiving Hall of Fame votes, but they have. And three of them did appear on various ballots in the voting announced earlier
None of the former Diamondbacks are headed to Cooperstown, ...
Via Baseball & The Boogie Down
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January 12, 2009
The votes are in!Congratulations to Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice on being elected to the HOF. Congrats gentleman. I'll see you guys in July.Andre Dawson and Bert Blyleven fell just short. Dawson was 44 shorts shy, Blyleven 67. Maybe next year fellas. I hope you get there.Don Mattingly ...
Via Baseball & The Boogie Down
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January 12, 2009
We're moments away from finding out who will make it into the HOF. The question that I have isn't who will get in with Rickey Henderson, but rather who will receive votes that absolutely shouldn't? Every year there seems to be a guy, like Walt Weiss did a year or two ago. This year's list of the
Via Another Cubs Blog
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January 13, 2009
There was never any doubt that Rickey Henderson would be elected into the Hall of Fame this year. The man was simply good at baseball. Yesterday came the announcement that he and Jim Rice were voted in. It was Rickey’s first year of eligibility and Rice’s last year of eligibility.
Also part of that announcement was that Tim Raines did not get voted in. In fact, after getting...
Via The Evil Empire
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January 13, 2009
Old but hilarious. Comedian Jay Mohr guest hosted the Jim Rome Show on 8/20/08 and went on this rant about Boston fans. Click here for the video. Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice get elected to the HOF. Henderson had this to say: "I feel great about it," said the 50-year-old Henderson during a ...
Via The Evil Empire
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January 15, 2009
The Yankees Have Hire Douglas Elliman To Sell The Unsold Premium Seats and Luxury Boxes. Full Story here. In other news, Randy Levine has also been subpoenaed by a state assembly committee that is investigating the public funding used to build New Yankee Stadium. He is set to appear at a hearing ...
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