Quite frankly, I was both shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Rickey Henderson. I'm kinda lost for words, because everything I would have said has already been said. But I'd like to make a short tribute to him anyway. He deserves it.
Henderson was so good at everything he did -- at the time of his retirement, he was the all-time leader in stolen bases, runs, and walks. He really is one of the greatest (and most entertaining) players of all time. He was quite the sensation, and amazing to watch, even now, when his career has been over for over 20 years. Even better is that Henderson had the reputation as a good guy.
I have a few of his cards, though not as many as I would like. My favorite card of his in my possession is his 1980 Topps card. I am currently unable to upload photos of my cards (should only be a problem for today's post), so I'll need to get the scan off of TCDB.
😔 May the legend rest in peace 🫡 ✊
ReplyDeleteHenderson's death is a shocker when I first heard of his passing so close to his birthday & then I remembered his interview about his favorite manager at Oakland before he went out to the Yankees that being Billy Martin & it was a tribute to Billy & when Billy had passed on Rickeys birthday in 1989 he thought how much Billy was a fan of Rickey he said "The ultimate gift that Rickey ever got was knowing that Billy Martin died on Rickey s birthday" he will be missed especially coming opening day wherever the Athletics are playing this season will probably have a tribute him on opening day & a special patch as well. GINKO please drop me a email at my email address sr75osufan75 at yahoo dot com & in the subject box all caps type Sgt Carter request. I have a special 2024 Heritage Insert you might want in exchange for a 2024 Heritage that I want
ReplyDeleteToo young for sure. May he rest in peace.
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