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Rickey Henderson's long and storied career should earn him a ticket to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The Baseball Writers Association of America voted Rickey Henderson, on his first ballot, and Jim Rice, on his final one, into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Rickey Henderson will be named to the Hall of Fame when results are announced in January. Jim Rice, Andre Dawson and Bert Blyleven may get passed over again, though.

Henderson played for the Yankees from 1985-1989. He was a fine player, but the Yankees have had many outfielders who had better Yankee careers.

Most people know that Rickey Henderson is the top base stealer of all time. But there are many colorful, fun characters in baseball history who were master bag thieves.

Here is a comprehensive collection of career, season and single game hitting records by Major Leaguers from 1900 to the present.

Getting to three grand on hit list is no easy feat. Here are the players that have already made it and the ones who will make it.

Babe Ruth still holds quite a few hitting records. But as the heroes of the New Dynasty get a little bit older, they are starting to amke their mark on Yankee history.

The Yankees had to beat Toronto five consecutive times to win the Division title. They didn't.

How can voters once again ignore 438 career homers and eight All-Star appearances?

Many players are under appreciated but none is less appreciated by some than Ichiro Suzuki. The 2001 Rookie of the Year, MVP, and batting champ is an all-time great.

During the long course of major league history there have been several players who were long in the tooth when they entered the big leagues.

In Major League Baseball's 25-and-under category, these youthful hitters rule.

Does Derek Jeter have the ability, the staying power, and the desire to join Ty Cobb and Pete Rose in the 4,000 Hit Club? Right now, the answer is a definite maybe.

Yes, Biggio will finish his career with over 3,000 hits, which is a vitual admission ticket to the Hall of Fame. But is the versatile player worthy of Cooperstown?

Koufax's best years came at the END of his career. Mattingly's came at the beginning. What if that had been reversed?

In week 4 of the MLB season, A-Rod, Josh Beckett and Carlos Beltran rose to the top and Albert Pujols finaly broke out. Here's the full report.

Today's shortstops must be able to hit for average and power, play Gold Glove-level defense, run the bases well and have a rifle arm. These guys meet all five criteria.

They were one of the greatest, most dominant World Champions since World War II, yet they are almost never mentioned when outstanding teams are discussed.

Here are the five best candidates for the National League MVP award.

With one quarter of the season already gone, here is a baseball fantasy update on the best players, the biggest surprises and the major disappointments for 2007.

The greatest New York Yankees of all time, position by position.