Nobody is ever touching that stolen base record. Even with the changes to the game to make it friendlier to stealing, Rickey being good + being good at it for so long puts that number essentially into the Gretzky pantheon of "records that no one has a remote hope of touching"
To put it into perspective, Ronald Acuna has been probably the most recognizable for his exploits on the base paths in the last couple years, with him stealing 73 last year and having 196 in his career already.
Let's just say, for instance sake, Acuna reveals himself to be the best base stealer of his generation and makes stealing 73 a year look routine. With essentially 200 already in the bank, basic napkin math tells me it would take him approximately 17 seasons to pass Rickey's mark of 1406 at that type of clip with absolutely zero room for letting up and would have to play 24 seasons in total to get there. No chance when the concept of athletic decline exists.
Legit to me one of the inner circle greatest of all time type players.
To put it into perspective, Ronald Acuna has been probably the most recognizable for his exploits on the base paths in the last couple years, with him stealing 73 last year and having 196 in his career already.
Let's just say, for instance sake, Acuna reveals himself to be the best base stealer of his generation and makes stealing 73 a year look routine. With essentially 200 already in the bank, basic napkin math tells me it would take him approximately 17 seasons to pass Rickey's mark of 1406 at that type of clip with absolutely zero room for letting up and would have to play 24 seasons in total to get there. No chance when the concept of athletic decline exists.
Legit to me one of the inner circle greatest of all time type players.
