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Opinion: George Will: Rickey Henderson was about so much more than the stolen bases

Rickey Henderson died the day before Dec. 21, the “shortest day,” with the least amount of sunlight, the beginning of winter. To baseball fans, however, it is the beginning of the end of something awful: the offseason. Forty-five seasons ago, Rickey began playing major league baseball in a way — his wanting as well as his playing — no one else has.

Rickey Henderson died the day before Dec. 21, the “shortest day,” with the least amount of sunlight, the beginning of winter. To baseball fans, however, it is the beginning of the end of something awful: the offseason.

Forty-five seasons ago, Rickey began playing major league baseball in a way — his wanting as well as his playing — no one else has. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here.

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