Sports bigamy and bandwagoners (was: Pics of your UT Room!!!)

[Vercingetorix]

Originally Posted by BigPapaVol

I liked Henderson until after his monster World Series MVP. After that, it was too much I am the greatest and referring to himself as Rickey. His late, late career antics were comic book stuff with his hanging around forever to break certain records.

No question that late-career Henderson was insufferable -- and really, it wasn't just in his late career. He was an ass. But I just loved his game. 100 walks a year, 15-20 homers out of the leadoff spot. A quick H+BB/G says that he was on base 1.7 times per game over the course of his career. Throw in his 500 doubles and his 1400 stolen bases, and that's a whole lot of times he's standing in scoring position for the heart of the order. A leadoff hitter like that changes everything for your whole lineup.

The way that umpires seem to be calling the game this year, I bet he could come down out of the stands in street clothes and draw enough walks to put up a .375-.380 OBP. He could probably still help somebody.

[tvolsfan]

Originally Posted by GAVol

The best Rickey story ever is when he received his signing bonus and months later the check wasn't cashed so the team contacted Henderson and found out that instead of depositing the $1 million check, he framed it and hung it on his wall.

[kptvol]

Originally Posted by vader

What Skins players went to your high school?

Safety Patrick Ghee. Went to college at Wake Forest.

[kptvol]

Originally Posted by Vercingetorix

And we are totally agreed on Rickey Henderson. Probably my favorite baseball player ever.

Mine, too. I've probably got about 30 of his cards.