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Rickey Henderson's average is down to .192, which isn't shocking. Drawing no walks in seven games, though, just shows you that nothing is sacred.
Baseball's all-time leader in walks had one seven-game streak in 2002 without drawing one - nothing longer. Nothing longer in 2001 as well, and I'm going to hazard a wild guess that if he doesn't walk in his next game, that will be the longest such streak of his 25-year career.
In 25 at-bats with the Dodgers, Henderson has had only three three-ball counts - and none at 3-0 or 3-1. Here are the counts on which his at-bats have ended:
Count...Hits/At-Bats
0-0.......1 for 2
0-1.......0 for 2
1-0.......2 for 2 (HR)
1-1.......0 for 2
1-2.......0 for 8
2-0.......None
2-1.......0 for 2
2-2.......1 for 4 (HR)
3-0.......None
3-1.......None
3-2.......1 for 3
So far, for all of Rickey's knowledge of the strike zone, and even with him remaining a home-run threat, pitchers have been attacking him, getting ahead on the count. The ball still jumps off Henderson's bat, but so far, most of the time, it's jumping right into opposing gloves.
I didn't expect Rickey to run wild on the bases, but him not walking is like Wayne Brady not improvising. That's his game.
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