Ode to Good Baseball

Well Rickey Henderson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame today and I have to say I am really excited. It really makes me think back...

If you are not familiar with the former left fielder Mister Henderson here's some stats:
Henderson has widely been regarded as the sport's greatest leadoff hitter and baserunner
He holds major league records for career stolen bases, runs scored and leadoff homeruns.

Rickey Henderson, the 1990 AL MVP, was a 10-time All-Star who swiped 1,406 bases, one shy of 50 percent more than Lou Brock, who is in second place with 938. Henderson batted .279 with 297 homers, 1,115 RBIs, 2,190 walks and 2,295 runs. He owns the modern-day season record with 130 steals in 1982 and the career mark with 81 leadoff homers. He played for Oakland, the Yankees, Toronto, San Diego, Anaheim, the Mets, Seattle, Boston and the Dodgers.

Quite a career to say the least. It's funny, growing up in the Bay Area I did not realize how much good baseball I was fortunate to see! It was all in my back yard.(After all, I am a die-hard LA Dodgers fan)
Wow, I saw Rickey Henderson steal countless bases. I grew up with the "Bash Brothers" aka Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire (pre-steroids, haha). Great pitching from Dennis Eckersley, there was Dave Stewart, Dave Parker and even Carney Lansford. (Just to name a few).
Then across the bay the infamous SF Giant, Barry Bonds...

It's funny... you truly take things for granted when they are right in front of you. I grew up hating the A's and the Giants, but I loved to watch them play. Strange. But I look back now...such good baseball at that time. So now I can say that I was blessed.

Rickey Henderson, it was an amazing experience to watch you play. To see you sprint around the bases like no one else could. But my favorite thing about Rickey Henderson...Rickey Bleeds Blue and played for the best franchise in the MLB... The Los Angeles Dodgers!!!