True Or False, Rickey Henderson

[@mattlphillips]

RIP to greatest baseball player of all time.

[@LionsTigersPistonsWings]

How is there not a 30 for 30 about Rickey? He’s hands down the greatest baseball player of the last 50 years. There will never be another Rickey.

[@samstone1977]

For sure one of the most entertaining.

[@jamest8967]

Hands down might be a stretch... but he was definitely amazing

[@EthanJackson-q6g]

nah Barry Bonds played in the last 50 years

[@listen2100]

Rickey totally agrees 😅

[@jimwerther]

Hands down best player of the last 50 years? Just stop, please.

[@bigdog1002]

"Lou Brock was the symbol of great base stealing, but today, I am the greatest of all time.... thank you." - Rickey Henderson 😂😂😂

[@donnatlaw6172]

​@matsalvatore9074He was thanking Mr. Brock for his guidance. The old timers knew their records could be broken, Mr. Brock saw that in Rickey. Class move from the old days. Wakefield helped RA Dickey with the knuckleball.

[@pablosonic892]

Ricky 's hall of fame speech ended with a line subverting this quote saying, 'Baseball is the symbol of greatness, but today, it is I, Ricky Henderson, that stand before you to say, I, I am truly humbled. Thank you.'

[@ducariusrex]

I saw him play numerous times in Oakland and he was an absolute stud and a joy to watch play. RIP and thanks for the memories Rickey.

[@bigcountryranch]

Greatest quote from Rickey "You pay me like Mike Gallego, and i am going to play like Gallego." -Rickey on contract negotiation with Oakland A's.

[@arcxjo]

Isn't Gallego the one who scored when Erick Plunk intentionally walked Rickey in the bottom of the 11th with bases loaded?

[@TheInkPitOx]

Gallego is a name I haven't heard in a long time

[@NJGuy1973]

@@TheInkPitOx When Gallego heard Rickey's comment, he said, "I'm surprised he knows my name."

[@dispassionateobserver]

lol. Mike Gallego was no Rickey, but he was a good player for Oakland. Solid guy.

[@mbferrara]

Greatest all around player of our generation. Untainted by scandals, holder of records that will never be broken, and number one in runs, sb, leadoff hrs, and unintentional walks. No one could impact the game like him. How do you play against him? He's leading off the game. You pitch to him, he can go deep. You pitch around him, it's like giving him a double. He's on base, everyone at bat's average goes up, because the pitcher is worried about Rickey. You can't defend against him.

[@vanishing_girl]

the fact that he had so many walks while being the player that teams least wanted to walk in literally all of baseball too shows what an amazing eye he had

[@sammyholdem2492]

Ricky Henny my man

[@sammyholdem2492]

You still alive

[@cherokeeoutlaw2.011]

Total agree

[@Cum007]

@@sammyholdem2492 Im still alive man

[@Danny-fs1hk]

Rickey is one of my favorite players of all time. Loved watching him play.

[@bajaborracho9139]

Rickey the most unintentionally funny dude ever.😂

[@listen2100]

Omg! Who doesn't love Rickey?

[@mattjones6323]

I think he knows its funny sometimes

[@musictrajectory]

Not cashing that $1M check is awesome. What a great story. RIP Ricky.

[@AndreaLarson-zt8yh]

He was Hella humble, stoked about his 1st mil check. Just wanted it framed to admire..wasn't thinking 'bout spending moolah. 💜🤙💫🙃

[@TELEthruVOXx]

He was my fav player as a kid

[@SolitarySoldier]

TELEthruVOXx i got a picture with him from when he played indyball

[@indianajohns8943]

Mine as well. Been lucky enough to meet him twice when I was a kid.

[@bonsouthall960]

Me too! Watching a Rickey at bat was so fun... and then if he got on base!

[@marloncosey8744]

MINE 2..... WELL...1 OF 4 PLAYERS... RICKEY HENDERSON BO JACKSON DEION SANDERS KEN GRIFFEY JR AND HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING HIM AS A KID

[@NichesBeCrazy]

Same here!

[@MrJtknight]

For his entire career, before every single game Rickey would stand stark-naked in front of his locker and chant "Rickey is the best" over and over for several minutes.

[@secoulte]

Ted Williams also did this, but its reported that he kept his underwear on.

[@CynicalMartian]

And Dave Stieb ate a tuna sandwich

[@chrisstephens3196]

I’ve personally met Rickey on more then one occasion, and he was always very nice, polite and never said no to an autograph or picture. The last time I ran into him was actually just a few years ago, maybe 5. He was a base coach for the A’s double A team in my home town in west Texas. The whole time he was talking to my family and I, he kept talking in the 3rd person. “Hey you want Ricky’s autograph? Come over here and get a picture with Ricky.” Normally people like that are total assholes, but because he was so nice and easy going, we just knew that was Ricky being Ricky. He really was a character, I can’t imagine all the stories his teammates could probably tell. ... And by the way, that dude has legs like a horse. It looked like all he did in the gym were squats.

[@dispassionateobserver]

How can you not love Rickey? He was a such a great player, and a great personality. He was so fun to watch. One of my all-time favorites.

[@Suzibird307]

It was so thrilling watching him play. So glad that I got the opportunity. I miss those days.

[@NormAppleton]

In 93, Mitch Williams had TWO Hall of Famers on base. The scariest one, the one in his head, was on second. You can't tell me that Rickey on second didn't scare him and make him throw a meatball.

[@basementcardcollector]

Wow! This is great!! It’s kinda like Chuck Norris jokes with ‘Chuck- Rickey’ saying them out loud! So fun!!! He is an all time legend!! Very sad to learn of his passing!

[@dds2190]

RIP Rickey

[@conormacpicks]

Greatest Leadoff Hitter Ever. RIP 🙏

[@mellymoke]

greatest player ive ever seen play the game. ive been watching since 1976

[@bradmadore5125]

Carloss Rodriguezz I also say that Rickey is The Greatest MLB Player of All-Time !!!!! I mean just look at his stats, .420 (OBP --On Base %). PLUS, look at what he did whenever he reached 1st Base !!!!!!!!!

[@mullaneymike79]

No doubt about it

[@mellymoke]

@@bradmadore5125 Ichiro would be second greatest player I've seen play

[@xman777b]

@@mellymoke you know what you're watching. I certainly wouldn't disagree. Solid assessment.

[@NormAppleton]

Thing about Rickey, isn't the hits, Boggs, Gwynn, Ichiro did that. Rickey fucked with pitchers and catchers like nobody ever had. He wasn't that fast, he was quick. Half of it was psychological. He was an incredible DISTRACTION

[@andmaketherain]

One of the greatest major league baseball players of all time. Excellence personified.

[@interstate366]

“I don’t go around saying Rickey does this, Rickey does that. That’s not something that Rickey does.”

[@PapaEli-pz8ff]

😄

[@mattjones6323]

Omfg

[@mattjones6323]

U make that up or he said that haha

[@CatsClaw44]

​@@mattjones6323I know, I mean you can't tell. 😂

[@jrtress91]

How do you not love Rickey Henderson?

[@edwardanthony7283]

Expected Rickey to live past 80!

[@jayinch2000]

Got pulled over in the Bay area in his red Porsche with mirror tints and barely cracked his window and slid his baseball card out the when the officer knocked on the car window.

[@KC-bg1th]

He was then fined for speeding when on the field.

[@listen2100]

​@@KC-bg1thhaha! You guys 😆

[@erich.8208]

Rickey slid underneath the Pearly Gates, where St. Peter called him "SAFE"!!!!

[@quincee3376]

RIP Rickey..gone way too soon.

[@briantruth1463]

This guy had me in love with the game of baseball. The absolute goat imo. He did it with style!

[@BluBlu111]

Rickey's the coolest

[@xman777b]

my fave Rickey story is the John Olerud story.

[@NormAppleton]

MY fave is this. Couple of baseball writers for the papers sitting on the bus talking about the Joe Carter walk off in 1993 and where they were. They're talking about high school and college. The newspaper folds at the back of the bus and Henderson says "I was on second base"

[@dwayneflorence4482]

You know you’re a baller when you frame a $1M check instead of cashing it.

[@mattjones6323]

Is that what you take from this story ha

[@justinblack1248]

Boarding the team plane on his first road trip after signing with the Padres, his manager told him, "Sit anywhere Rickey- you have tenure." Ricky replied: "Ten year? Shit, Rickey been playing 15-16 year!"

[@Radosevic]

Quite possibly the greatest player of all time. He did the most important thing - scored runs! That is what the game is about....scoring runs, driving in runs.

[@NormAppleton]

He gets on base kzbin.info/www/bejne/hp2udYSngM1jabs

[@marioarguello6989]

Quite possibly indeed. He certainly was the player who made his teammates "better" the most, by far.

[@bunbee2023]

What a boss….framing a $1,000,000 cheque! 👍🏾⚾️

[@bigsurbill]

Lol. I also never cashed a check back in the 70's. It was a refund check from Columbia Records for the amazing amount of $0.99¢. I had it framed & hanging on my wall for years. 😂😂😂😂

[@NichesBeCrazy]

My favorite player as a kid. Love this guy!

[@PapaEli-pz8ff]

I miss this show!

[@telephonic]

Legend.

[@butchspaintings2643]

One of the best ever! My favorite player

[@boonemyers4739]

This is great. Especially with the old Mike and Mike.

[@TheBatugan77]

Golic is great. The other guy is hawshit.

[@TheBatugan77]

If you cut Rickeys steals total in half, he's top 15 all time. Twice.

[@Ashish-xm9ol]

It's better to really quantify it, Rickey is the first person to reach 1,000 steals, he had 1,406, the next person had 938, that's 460 steals. Jimmy Collins is 46th all time in with 460 steals, that's top 50 out of everyone to ever steal a base from the MLB. If you looked at it on a graph you'd label him an outlier, the best of them weren't even in his ball-park.

[@TheBatugan77]

@@Ashish-xm9ol It's not better. My comment is better. I got your fucking better.

[@jimknowlton342]

This is what made their show so great. Not constantly talking about what LeBron tweeted last night.

[@ygpeezy88]

The man signed a ball for me years ago and couldn’t have been cooler💯

[@jrtress91]

It's not a coincidence why Rickey Henderson always seemed to be on winning teams. It's not a coincidence that Rickey won both his championships on teams that rented his services mid season ('89 A's, '93 Jays). I mean, the day I see Ichiro Suzuki dominate an ALCS the way Rickey did in '89, then I might entertain the argument, until then, all I see is a below average Seattle team that Suzuki's "greatness" cant seem to lift out of last place. Rickey was a BEAST. Ichiro is a great hitter.

[@aaronfires9369]

Prime Mike and Mike man

[@flagtheoffense]

Rickey is responsible for possibly my favorite stat of all-time across any sport: He walked 796 times in his career when LEADING OFF AN INNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@myshieldmysword]

He can lead off on my team any day and you know what...... I'd win more times than I'd lose.

[@infntnub]

Jason Irizarry Really going out on a limb with that statement... considering he's the greatest leadoff hitter... ever. Lol.

[@HonduDan]

Man, the golden age of baseball. Henderson was such a pleasure to watch, the dude was hilarious and talented for days. Miss watching the good old boys.

[@dlr6025]

Gotta love this guy.

[@sarcasticone1489]

Watched many games at the Coliseum with my dad. Always sat in left field to see Ricky up close. He would regularly make catches with his hat. Ricky was a menace on the field.

[@GBrooksGoose]

Willie Mays. Rickey Henderson. Boy Oh Boy. RIP

[@brianrobinson8289]

One of my top five favorite players of all time

[@RichieB40444]

When baseball was baseball. Guys stole bases and had fun

[@SalSavia-y7x]

Ricky's my favorite Playa! Ever!

[@connormichaelgeurts9682]

legend.

[@chaosawaits]

How could you not ask the Olerud story???

[@tomitstube]

incredible athlete, i have no doubt barring injuries rickey would have been a great running back in the nfl. you can say all you want about cal ripken playing all those games in a row, but i'd rather have someone who played so hard he got hurt every now and then, but always bounced back and could single handedly change the outcome of a game with his athleticism and fearlessness.

[@TheBatugan77]

Don't dis Cal Ripken. You want your legs cracked?

[@NormAppleton]

I disagree, Rickey is about 5' 10" at most. He would have had a short career before the linebackers broke him. He was born to play baseball for 24 years.

[@nicksavov5027]

@@NormAppleton Barry Sanders is 5'8". Played 10 years and retired healthy. There's a long list of short running backs that had long careers.

[@Gwan-so..]

🙏🏿

[@TempeSoldier123]

Can you imagine being on his team? You could have the locker next tio him, go over his house everyday and Rickey porbably wouldn't know your name. Before Manny was Manny, Rickey was Rickey. Greatest lead-off hitter of all time.

[@jeffw1267]

If I had a guy that good on my team, I wouldn't care whether he knew my name or not. He wins games for you. Babe Ruth also had trouble with names and he was pretty good.

[@TempeSoldier123]

@@jeffw1267 Babe Ruth never played against the best baseball players. He’s overrated.

[@NormAppleton]

Indeed Though I miss Manny, crazy fuck that he is

[@Daroach12]

@@TempeSoldier123 people in 100 years will say that about ohtani. What was babe supposed to do, time travel for harder comp? He just played

[@PapaEli-pz8ff]

@@TempeSoldier123 Babe Ruth wasn't an owner or baseball commissioner! He played against the teams that were available to him during his era. By the way, he was admired by many Negro League plays.. especially those who played against him during off seasons when baseball players would barnstorm. Look it up!

[@ravenheaven2425]

Rickey is one of the reasons why 24 is my favorite #. It sucks that '24 is the year he passes away. He's gone WAY TOO SOON.

[@JohnnyFromHamilton]

greatest of all time

[@erikdixon8464]

LOL! this is amazing

[@theez14]

Luther Vandrell?

[@matthewhewitt4145]

Luther Vandross.

[@sammyholdem2492]

Should have been the first 100% ballot hall of famer

[@NormAppleton]

Always one fat drunk prick that won't do it.

[@Justice777Allah]

You could make an argument for him being top 5 period. Otherworldly. So glad I was able to witness him in his prime.

[@NormAppleton]

When you talk about the Ruths, Williams, Mays...he's not there. However, he reinvented not only the lead off position but the whole strategy of baseball. Ted Williams did that but nobody listened.

[@RC-fh9wy]

Hank Aaron was a better player than Ruth. Like at Aaron’s hits/HRs and compare to Ruth. Hank Aaron was simply a better hitter/ player

[@marioarguello6989]

@@RC-fh9wy Utter nonsense

[@ThaShark316_]

RIP to one of the GOATs

[@tellthetruthg]

Respond to this video... When Mr Henderson was on base every pitcher and catcher knew he was going to run and they still couldn't stop him. The stolen base record will never be touched no one will even come close. The single season record will will last for ever. There will never be another man who can hit and take enough walks then go from 1rst to 2cnd then take 3rd. He made pitchers so nervous they couldn't pitch. He is the Fastest ever on the bases. next to Willie smartest runner

[@msmbff]

I love Rickey

[@NormAppleton]

Born on Christmas day, he's also Santa.

[@therealtruckerbob9879]

Ricky was the best of the best.

[@sacrimonius]

Love Ricky

[@jrtress91]

And please don't tell me that Rickey's greatness was because of the team around him. Henderson wasn't a member of the '88 Oakland A's that lost to the Dodgers. I find it ironic how that A's team comes back the following year, adds one piece (Rickey), and proceeds to sweep another team from the same NL West in the World Series. Greatness is what you do when you are on center stage. Rickey dominated on the world's biggest stage, Ichiro Suzuki can't get out of the front row.

[@Bizzo661]

Old espn was soo good

[@marioarguello6989]

I miss Australian Rules Football.

[@ACD1994]

RIP 🐐

[@-Hesco]

Rest in Peace! Talking in third person like an absolute narcissist hahaha

[@mbferrara]

I won't get into a greatest of alltime debate, because that is a matter of opinion. However, top five of all time, he is definitely in the conversation.

[@marioarguello6989]

That's an idiotic argument. No balls.

[@mbferrara]

@@marioarguello6989what did the world do prior to your thoughtful and insightful response? Sad

[@marioarguello6989]

@@mbferrara Very badly. How is the "Greatest ONE" a "matter of opinion", but not the "Greatest FIVE"?

[@electriceyeslide5959]

“Rickey one of the greatest of all-time, but Rickey not one of the smartest of all-time”. LOL Classic.

[@samjackson5653]

Ricky was a great dude…

[@JENDALL714]

I would be scared to walk down the street to the bank with a million dollar check in Oakland, but Rickey is Rickey, and is from Oakland, so nobody was going to mess with Rickey.

[@ourtime-downhere6931]

JENDALL714 nobody would dare try to steal from Rickey, that's Rickey's job and he's the greatest at it.

[@alyours2889]

In those days, Rickey was a God in Oakland!

[@NormAppleton]

@@alyours2889 Pretty sure he's still a God in Oakland, not for baseball either.

[@sumopop83]

Yeah he said he was the greatest. But you know what? It ain't braggin' if you can do it. And Rickey did it.

[@jrtress91]

I'll end on this note. "With the first pick in the "OF ALL TIME Fantasy Baseball Draft," Jrstress91 selects Rickey Henderson, left fielder, Oakland Athletics. Nuff said.

[@Payne_Inc.]

Original MLB Swagster

[@kenb1383]

Luther Vanzwell 😂

[@robertmccully2792]

I think he played with Giants when Bonds was playing with Giants.

[@beanis421]

I love Rickey, but thank god he wasn't paid to think.

[@tomitstube]

he was "paid to think" dumbass, what do you think the framed 1 million dollar check was? rickey was one of the greatest baseball "thinkers" of all time. doesn't sound like you think so well yourself.

[@roybuford7538]

beanis421 you got to be the biggest idiot in captivity

[@NormAppleton]

Are you implying that Rickey Henderson is stupid? Meanwhile, you're probably in sales. Who's the chump greed boy?

[@bonwatcher]

Rickey gonna be at second base real soon. Said Rickey to every first baseman.🏃‍♂ Look up talking in the third person and there's a picture of Rickey.

[@jrtress91]

Espares1, what do I say to that? I say that anyone who thinks Ichiro was a better leadoff hitter than Rickey Henderson should be pissed tested immediately because they are clearly high on methamphetamine.

[@JerrysAscentInaHAB5]

“Luther Vanswell...”

[@PapaEli-pz8ff]

😄 Yep

[@Filmaker25]

I probably would've cashed it, lol

[@httrdc8321]

nah it's a conversation piece

[@eugenestrawberry1835]

Good vid

[@michaelkirkland6573]

Who was Rickey talking about when he said “I”? Is that someone Rickey knows who has an unconventional name?

[@patrickfarrell5615]

A live million dollar check on the wall. .

[@davidgi3]

I know, crazy 😂😂😂😂

[@jrtress91]

Let me help you out. The ALL TIME leader in runs scored. The ALL TIME leader in stolen bases. The ALL TIME leader in walks. The ALL TIME leader in lead off HR's. ALL TIME!!! Meaning, no other player in the history of baseball has more. Granted, Barry Bonds drew more walks but those are steroid induced numbers. Bonds benefited from a performance enhancing drug that drew the intentional pass. You didn't intentionally walk Rickey. You crazy? Over 3,000 hits. 2 World Series Championships. An MVP.

[@pennystocklocks]

After hearing all these Rickey Henderson stories im starting to think the guy was re****ed

[@trackcoachmac]

Anyone else disappointed he did not speak in third person singular?

[@nocents81]

@manny32011 Cal was a 19 time all star 2x gold glove winner 91, 92, 2x al mvp 83,91 8x silver slugger award winner, rookie of the year 2 x all star game mvp, home run derby winner and broke gehrig's record Get your eyes checked when you talk about someone's stats. Career .276 and 431 homeruns and he didn't play with a lineup of high-priced allstars ad former allstars. Jeter has more world series trophies ,higher batting avg and more gold gloves. when arod left ss jeter started geting them

[@NormAppleton]

What's your point?

[@michaelyoungstrom9412]

He may have been a cocky little shit at times during his MLB career, but he was one of the best lead off hitters of all time. One of the fastest guys in the game.

[@xman777b]

not 1 of.

[@marioarguello6989]

ONE, of the best? He is arguably the best, period, any position, period.

[@PATexas]

Bonds dominated (even if the way he attained it was shady) better than anyone I had ever seen. However Rickey is one of top players ever. Top five easy maybe top two or three.

[@jrtress91]

I love Ichiro. He's one of the best pure hitters I've ever seen. He's also nowhere near Rickey Henderson as a lead off hitter. I'm not sure how many times it needs to be said. Greatness is measured by how you impact the sport. Rickey Henderson had a far greater impact on the OUT COME of a game than Ichiro has ever had. That's just my opinion.

[@NormAppleton]

Love Ichiro, but Rickey was far better as a leadoff hitter. He was the best ever.

[@tellthetruthg]

@JohnnyFromHamilton Willie#1 Rickey #2

[@justinkline1294]

I think that only Ty Cobb can beat out Rickey for the best to ever do it. Mays is an interesting choice. Does he have any rings?

[@tellthetruthg]

@@justinkline1294 W’s ring Mays 54 season . Never as a SF Giant . No matter, your eyes tell u who’s seriously a special player. Ricky Henderson could never field the way Mays did. You only see the crazy catch he made in the World Series. But living in the Bay Area fans saw all time great catches. When The stick first opened it Had a cyclones fence like u see in most school yards . He’d literally run up the fence and steal HR’s . The wind at the stick Before it was enclosed would make the ball change directions . He rarely missed played one. He had a cannon even pitched in a game . Fast , hit a single turn on first to challenge the outfielders , If they Bobbled the ball he would take second. Ya had to see it or it’s all legend . He hit a lot of wrist HRs . Meaning no arm extension, a super quick swing , and it was bye bye baby.

[@justinkline1294]

@@tellthetruthg All good (and somewhat illuminating to me) points about Mays. I had perhaps discounted defensive prowess (though Rickey was no slouch and did it with tremendous style) in my estimation of Mays. I base my judgment of Rickey on "Well, he scored the most runs in history, and runs how you win baseball games, so he must be among, if not the, very best to ever do it." Not a lot of subtlety, I admit.

[@tellthetruthg]

@@justinkline1294 all round 5 tool player “Say Hey Kid “ is second to none. Fielding , speed, power hitting , hitting for average , throwing . Mays checked all boxes at way above average . Mantle was incredible just Didn’t take care of his body the way Mays did . If had Mantle would have been as good .

[@justinkline1294]

@@tellthetruthg All right, well you've convinced me. Mays is at least in the running.

[@MarinersFAN024]

wow jrtress91 tell i read the comments you left i didnt think there was anyone more obsessed with Ricky than Ricky... Why are you ripping on ichiro he has had 200 plus hits 9 years in a row

[@jrtress91]

Nobody is arguing. Henderson is a greater player than Bonds was.

[@NormAppleton]

Bonds is a raging cheater. Fuck him. The giants don't have fans, all corporate bullshit

[@TheLuckiLuciano]

in the top 5 greatest hitters of all time.

[@mikes3827]

Rickey was a special player, but Top 5?? Ted Williams, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Pete Rose, Rod Carew, Wade Boggs, etc. were greater hitters than Rickey. But as far as THE greatest leadoff hitter, that honor EASILY goes to Rickey.

[@Borderjumper247]

Mike S those are white boy statistics