"We're spoiled in the Bay Area because we saw so much of Rickey Henderson. Four different A's stints, in fact. He still wishes it could be five.

When you're playing in the shadow of the grand pooh-bah of leadoff hitters, it's tough to get noticed, and that's Tim Raines' dilemma.

If not for Henderson, the all-time steals and runs leader, Raines would be in the best-leadoff-man-in-history conversation.

Raines stole 808 bases, fifth all time - the top four are Hall of Famers - and his 84.7 percent success rate is tops among thieves with at least 350 attempts. Rickey's 1,406 steals came at an 80.8 percent clip."