I know this is blasphemy, but I think Rickey Henderson, albeit a great GREAT player and not taking anything about his influence on the game but, did he stop at second base knowing he can steal third base just to pad his stolen base stats?
Oooh hot take Jeff! I would have to really dive into some tape to see if there was a pattern of this. Was this tendency something you noticed first-hand?
With his speed you would think he would have had a lot more triples. Also, never led the league in doubles or triples. I find that a bit odd for a speedy ball player
I know this is blasphemy, but I think Rickey Henderson, albeit a great GREAT player and not taking anything about his influence on the game but, did he stop at second base knowing he can steal third base just to pad his stolen base stats?
Oooh hot take Jeff! I would have to really dive into some tape to see if there was a pattern of this. Was this tendency something you noticed first-hand?
With his speed you would think he would have had a lot more triples. Also, never led the league in doubles or triples. I find that a bit odd for a speedy ball player