Rickey Henderson is now a Hall of Famer.
Seeing the news made me smile; he’s always been known as one of baseball’s quirkier characters. In that spirit, here is a link to the unofficial 25 Best Rickey Henderson Stories.
My favorite is number 4:
In 1996, Henderson’s first season with San Diego, he boarded the team bus and was looking for a seat. Steve Finley said, “You have tenure, sit wherever you want.” Henderson looked at Finley and said, “Ten years? Rickey’s been playing at least 16, 17 years.”
Probably too good to be true.
But so what? The game could use more oddballs like Rickey. It’s more fun that way. That’s what baseball is all about.
Inertia Wins! 