The greatest show in baseball- Henderson's impact on Reyes

Undisputedly the greatest show in baseball was Rickey Henderson. No one player ever mesmerized a crowd with so many facets of the game. When Rickey was on first base the atmosphere was electrifying........... ..........Henderson takes a big lead off first his stance is wide, knees bent, low to the ground Like a cat ready to pounce on his prey his arms hang straight down and his hands constantly wave he intensely stares in at the pitcher........... The entire collective consciousness of the stadium, at once silently held their breath in eager anticipation of what was about occur. It was like a train wreck that couldn't be avoided, everyone knew what was going to happen but there was no way of stopping it. Rickey didn't threaten to steal bases but instead challenged the pitchers and catchers to stop him. On 1,406 occasions they were unable to meet his challenge. A...