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Reggie Jackson, Rickey Henderson, Frank Thomas, Fred McGriff and Ozzie Smith -- all past greats of the game -- will highlight the 2013 Pepsi MAX MLB Field of Dreams Game in Rochester, N.Y., on Saturday. It's fairly obvious that they are African-A...

"I don't think I ever got proper credit about being smart about the game." -- Rickey Henderson When was the golden age for leadoff hitters? Well, 1965 was pretty good. Joe Morgan was a rookie that year and hit his way into the leadoff spot, where...

"Did they get a fair price for Rickey Henderson? It's kind of like if you're an art collector and you have the Mona Lisa, what's a fair price for it? The idea in building a championship team is to acquire players like Rickey Henderson. It's a sad day...

Except for catchers on opposing teams, everyone seems to love Cincinnati Reds minor league speed demon Billy Hamilton, and for good reason. He has the potential to be baseball's first 100-steal guy since the days of Rickey Henderson and Vince Co...

Blog | April 02, 2013

Eric Karabell offers his take on how the Reds will dole out playing time in their outfield after Ryan Ludwick's shoulder injury, discussing such players as Billy Hamilton and Chris Heisey.

Blog | Conversation | April 02, 2013

Oakland's Coco Crisp brings us deep into the mind of a base stealer.

Sophie Kurys, who stole 201 bases in 1946 while playing in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League, has died. She was 87.

There's the old story about Cool Papa Bell being so fast that he once bunted the ball and was tagged out at third base. You get the idea that Cincinnati Reds prospect Billy Hamilton is even faster than that. After he set the all-time minor league ...

There are four left fielders in major league history who stand out among all the rest. Three of them are three of the most exciting, singular players in the annals of the sport; they are also three of the most arrogant, churlish players in the game's...

Chat day! We talked the Orioles, the playoff races, Mike Trout versus Rickey Henderson (and Darin Erstad), where Josh Hamilton could end up, the Tigers, the NL Cy Young race and more more! Click here to read the wrap....

We all have our own favorites, of course, and maybe they change from season to season. Or month to month. That's a little of the beauty of baseball; we don't all have to enjoy and appreciate the same players. The stars aren't necessarily shoved down ...

You've got a time machine and a baseball jones. What one game in major league history would you travel back in time to watch live and in person?

Aug. 27, 1982: It was 30 years ago today when Rickey Henderson swiped second base off Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Doc Medich, breaking Lou Brock's modern record for steals in a season (118 at the time). Henderson went on to swipe three more bases in th...

These Yanks could create the kind of history that no team would want to make.

Cincinnati Reds minor leaguer Billy Hamilton bolted to his record 146th stolen base of the season and kept running Tuesday night, swiping four in the first game of Double-A doubleheader.

Before the Olympics began, Kobe Bryant suggested this year's Olympic basketball team would defeat the fabled 1992 Dream Team that featured Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley and Larry Bird. Bryant later adjusted his thoughts, saying the D...