Pretty funny qoute from Espn Chat with\Neyer...

[C.C.]

Daniel and James (Orlando, FL): Rob, we are skipping class in an attempt to get our question answered. My roommate and I were wondering how good a lineup full of leadoff hitters would fare.

 

SportsNation Rob Neyer: (12:16 PM ET ) They'd fare pretty well if they were all Rickey Henderson or Tim Raines or Johnny Damon. Juan Pierre? Not so well.

[rawaction]

Rickey and Raines get very little credit for being absolutely brilliant baseball players. Rickey especially is one of my top 15 position players of all time.

[CubinNY]

Rickey and Raines get very little credit for being absolutely brilliant baseball players. Rickey especially is one of my top 15 position players of all time.

 

He's the starting CF in my all-time team of players who played in my lifetime.

[neely crenshaw]

i guess you are moving him around for this because he never played center, he played left.

[fromthestretch]

i guess you are moving him around for this because he never played center, he played left.

 

He played nearly 450 games in CF in his career.

[fromthestretch]

Looking at Henderson's stats, it strikes me as odd that a guy with his speed never had more than seven triples in a season.

[Jerry Mumphrey]

It's because he knew that triples would cost him in the SB department.

[1908]

i guess you are moving him around for this because he never played center, he played left.

 

He played nearly 450 games in CF in his career.

Where'd you get that number?

 

Baseball Reference lists 57 games in CF, out of 2850 games played. The majority of his games are listed as OF.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

i guess you are moving him around for this because he never played center, he played left.

 

He played nearly 450 games in CF in his career.

Where'd you get that number?

 

Baseball Reference lists 57 games in CF, out of 2850 games played.

 

BP says 446. Baseball Reference lists him as an "OF" for over 2000 of those games.

[1908]

i guess you are moving him around for this because he never played center, he played left.

 

He played nearly 450 games in CF in his career.

Where'd you get that number?

 

Baseball Reference lists 57 games in CF, out of 2850 games played.

 

BP says 446. Baseball Reference lists him as an "OF" for over 2000 of those games.

Yeah, I noticed that. I wonder why that is.

 

Anyway, 2,421 games at left versus 446 games at center supports the spirit of neely's post.

[fromthestretch]

i guess you are moving him around for this because he never played center, he played left.

 

He played nearly 450 games in CF in his career.

Where'd you get that number?

 

Baseball Reference lists 57 games in CF, out of 2850 games played.

 

BP says 446. Baseball Reference lists him as an "OF" for over 2000 of those games.

Yeah, I noticed that. I wonder why that is.

 

Anyway, 2,421 games at left versus 446 games at center supports the spirit of neely's post.

 

If you're looking at the fielding stats on Baseball Reference and it just says "OF" rather than RF, LF, or CF, follow that stat line to the far right. It gives the breakdown of games played per OF position.

 

And while the numbers may support the "spirit" of his post, nearly 450 games at a position is a far cry from never playing it. There were two seasons with the Yankees (1985 and 1986) where he was pretty much a full-time centerfielder.

[CubinNY]

i guess you are moving him around for this because he never played center, he played left.

 

He played nearly 450 games in CF in his career.

Where'd you get that number?

 

Baseball Reference lists 57 games in CF, out of 2850 games played.

 

BP says 446. Baseball Reference lists him as an "OF" for over 2000 of those games.

Yeah, I noticed that. I wonder why that is.

 

Anyway, 2,421 games at left versus 446 games at center supports the spirit of neely's post.

 

If you're looking at the fielding stats on Baseball Reference and it just says "OF" rather than RF, LF, or CF, follow that stat line to the far right. It gives the breakdown of games played per OF position.

 

And while the numbers may support the "spirit" of his post, nearly 450 games at a position is a far cry from never playing it. There were two seasons with the Yankees (1985 and 1986) where he was pretty much a full-time centerfielder.

 

I put him in CF becuase I would have Bonds in LF and Gwynn in RF. Rickey could play CF very well, as he did for three years. 400 plus games is a far cry from 0, spirit or not.

[gorbs27]

Henderson in CF eh? I know I'm a very young 23, but I'd have a hard time putting anyone other than Junior in CF for those that have played in my lifetime. Obviously more stat work would be needed on my part, but an "in the prime" Junior is pretty damn good. Not taking anything away from Henderson though.

[stitchface]

Henderson in CF eh? I know I'm a very young 23, but I'd have a hard time putting anyone other than Junior in CF for those that have played in my lifetime. Obviously more stat work would be needed on my part, but an "in the prime" Junior is pretty damn good. Not taking anything away from Henderson though.

 

you can't do better than gwynn in RF? Prime Sosa is monstrously better than Gwynn.

[Magnetic Curses]

manny is so much better than gwynn it's not funny.

[Jehrico]

i guess you are moving him around for this because he never played center, he played left.

 

He played nearly 450 games in CF in his career.

Where'd you get that number?

 

Baseball Reference lists 57 games in CF, out of 2850 games played.

 

BP says 446. Baseball Reference lists him as an "OF" for over 2000 of those games.

Yeah, I noticed that. I wonder why that is.

 

Anyway, 2,421 games at left versus 446 games at center supports the spirit of neely's post.

 

If you're looking at the fielding stats on Baseball Reference and it just says "OF" rather than RF, LF, or CF, follow that stat line to the far right. It gives the breakdown of games played per OF position.

 

And while the numbers may support the "spirit" of his post, nearly 450 games at a position is a far cry from never playing it. There were two seasons with the Yankees (1985 and 1986) where he was pretty much a full-time centerfielder.

 

I put him in CF becuase I would have Bonds in LF and Gwynn in RF. Rickey could play CF very well, as he did for three years. 400 plus games is a far cry from 0, spirit or not.

If Ernie Banks is considered a SS, then Rickey Henderson can be considered a CFer. Rickey may be a little more drastic scenario, but it's not an out-of-line comparison.