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"

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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