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Rickey Henderson Nolan Ryan's 5000th K

RICKEY HENDERSON IS ELITE HE DID IT ALL ON HIS OWN TWO FEET RICKEY'S WELL KNOWN FOR STOLEN BASES LEAD OFF HOMERS AGAINST THE ACES SILVER SLUGGER GOLDEN GLOVE A TALENTED ATHLETE AND CUT ABOVE HE HOLDS THE RECORD FOR STOLEN BASES ACCOMPLISHED THIS FEAT BY VISITING PLACES 3,000 HITS AMONG NINE DIFFERENT TEAMS TIME RUNS PAST OR SO IT SEEMS RICKEY'S THE BEST THAT'S WHAT RICKEY WOULD SAY AS LONG AS HE DOESN'T HAVE TO FACE RYAN TODAY ON SECOND THOUGHT RICKEY LOVES THE THRILL IF HE STRIKES RICKEY OUT RICKEY LIVES UP TO THE BILL AUGUST, 89 ON THE 22ND DAY RICKEY BECAME RYAN'S 5,000TH K TO QUOTE THE ALL STAR AND SERIES MVP "HE GAVE ME NO CHANCE" "HE JUST BLEW IT BY ME"

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