Jumble Spoiler – 05/30/15

New York Mets first base coach Rickey Henderson on July 16, 2007 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  A tribute to Rickey Henderson.

SUBOG  =  BOGUS,  ALUTF  =  FAULT,  CEEPIA  =  APIECE,  GANCEL  =  GLANCE   —   Giving us:  BSFAEAN

Clue/Question:  He stole second and now led the league in steals, which pleased his – – –

Rickey Henderson’s retired number displayed at the Oakland Coliseum. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Answer:  FANBASE

(We have more rules about the clue words than we do the answers.  As soon as I figured this one, I said to myself:  Ugh, another compound word!  But, then I questioned whether it was a valid compound word.  The word “fan” is generally listed as: short for fanatic, which for me puts in doubt the validity of the single compound word of “fanbase”.  WordPress doesn’t seem to like it.  And, when I tried to find a Merriam Webster listing I was unsuccessful.  I’m far from being an accomplished English major, but I do have pretty good instincts about these kind of things.  Regardless, that is the answer.

There were no new clue words today, but all of the jumbles came up as new, for me.  The answer letter layout was great, especially for the size of the answer.  The cartoon is great tribute to a great player.  Rickey Henderson played for 24 years in the Bigs, and few more in the minors.  He was always in remarkable shape, often in better shape than players half his age.  I don’t know if anyone could ever top his career stolen base mark, at 1406.  Personality-wise, he could be a bit of a lightning rod, but no one can dispute his baseball talents.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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