In honor of Rickey, here’s a repost of a piece I did a few years ago for the Battle of the Bay Virtual Art Show:

Greatest leadoff hitter of all time! What an advantage to have Rickey leadoff. He’s got power when pitchers would make mistakes. He also had such a compact strike zone, he’d force pitchers to make mistakes! And when he got on-base, the Man of Steal would terrorize both pitchers and catchers throughout the league. It was so fun to watch Rickey take bases from the opponents – I had to do a tribute to Rickey’s running!

Thank you for all the amazing moments and memories, Mr. Henderson.