Rickey being Rickey: Memorable moments from Henderson’s larger-than-life career

It’s impossible to tell the story of Major League Baseball without a healthy dose of Rickey Henderson.

The Oakland-raised Henderson, who died Friday, six days shy of his 66th birthday, was the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history. Using traditional statistics, new-school metrics or simply the old-school eyeball test, the A’s legend rates as one of the top 20 players of all time.

Not only an iconic player – Henderson is one of only 60 elected to the Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility ...