# Can't Jayson Stark get a decent researcher?

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**Created:** [April 6, 2002, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-jayson-stark-get-a-decent-researcher/102118 "2002-04-06T02:06:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Opus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/858c86/32.png) [@Opus1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Opus1)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2002, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-jayson-stark-get-a-decent-researcher/102118/1 "2002-04-06T02:06:12Z")

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In his latest column, he writes:

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> Barry Bonds isn’t just within 30 of the 600 Homer Club. He’s also within 16 of the 500 Stolen Base Club. Can you name the only two other active players who are even in the 200-200 Club? (Answer at bottom.)

His answers: Brady Anderson and Ricky Henderson.

Uhhhh… What about Sammy Sosa? Or for that matter, Jose Canseco, who’s certainly just as “active” as Henderson is right now?

Anyone know where I can e-mail him and tell him he’s wrong?

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**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2002, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-jayson-stark-get-a-decent-researcher/102118/2 "2002-04-06T03:25:15Z")

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Nitpick: Jose Canseco is unemployed (he was released by Montreal after he refused assignment in the minors). Rickey Henderson is under contract with Boston. Last I heard he was still on the minor league contract pending negotiation of a major league contract.

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**Author:** ![meathead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@meathead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meathead)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2002, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-jayson-stark-get-a-decent-researcher/102118/3 "2002-04-06T13:00:42Z")

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Somebody must be doing research for him and caught the error. As of this morning (Saturday) the question reads:

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> Barry Bonds isn’t just within 30 of the 600 Homer Club. He’s also within 16 of the 500 Stolen Base Club. Can you name the seven other active players who are even in the 200-200 Club? (Answer at bottom.)

And the answer given is:

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> Brady Anderson, Steve Finley, Ron Gant, Rickey Henderson, Ray Lankford, Sammy Sosa and Larry Walker.