Rickey Henderson

[StephanieL]

Too young. Some reports are saying he died from pneumonia.

Somewhere I have a 1985 Yankees yearbook with his autograph and Ron Guidry's.

[bloviatrix]

He was such an exciting player to watch. The boy was actually familiar with him but we spent dinner explaining how you couldn't take your eyes off him and that he was a generational player. Really sad.

[Wilfrid]

I remember watching him, most likely when he was with the Mets for a couple of seasons.

[bloviatrix]

The Athletic has published two appreciations of Henderson that are worth reading.

Rickey Henderson declared his own greatness and gave permission to do the same

Rickey Henderson finished his career in indy ball. There, a legend showed a different side