Rickey Henderson - Rest in Peace

[Draconator]

A ton of my A's friends are posting about this. Nothing from the likes of ESPN, CNN, etc, but these rumors aren't going away, and nothing from Rickey's camp saying these are false. 

 

I hope these aren't true. Rickey was one of a kind. 

 

Edit: Now confirmed.

Edited Saturday at 09:12 PM by Draconator

[thenorthremembers]

Really hope this isn't true.  One of my favorites of all time.   Those As teams were part of my childhood.

[May Day 10]

That would be a bad one

[Draconator]

Casey Pratt is a former Sports Reporter, now works in the Oakland Mayor's office. He confirms the rumors. 

 

 

[US Egg]

He was an on field treat to watch. 

[Gugny]

Of all the records Barry Bonds and his juiced up brotherhood destroyed in MLB, career walks was one of the saddest ones for me. 
 

Rickey Henderson made drawing a walk an art form and nobody was ever better at it. 
 

It is a lost art form and it’s what I will always think of first when thinking about Henderson. 

Edited Saturday at 06:04 PM by Gugny

[Draconator]

Dave Winfield now confirms it. 

 

 

[stuvian]

Never liked baseball but I liked Ricky. I think he was on one of the Bluejays world series teams 

[BADOLBILZ]

 

This really surprises me.   As in shape and self-involved as Rickey always came off I really would have figured him to live into his 90's or something.   One of the 10 most talented players ever, IMO.   Maybe even top 5.   He left a lot on the table too.   For those who don't follow baseball I would say he was like the Randy Moss of baseball.   

[Draconator]

Now confirmed 

 

 

[ExiledInIllinois]

2 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said:

 

This really surprises me.   As in shape and self-involved as Rickey always came off I really would have figured him to live into his 90's or something.   One of the 10 most talented players ever, IMO.   Maybe even top 5.   He left a lot on the table too.   For those who don't follow baseball I would say he was like the Randy Moss of baseball.   

All genetics... No matter how one presents themselves...

 

RIP...

[Mike in Horseheads]

7 hours ago, Draconator said:

A ton of my A's friends are posting about this. Nothing from the likes of ESPN, CNN, etc, but these rumors aren't going away, and nothing from Rickey's camp saying these are false. 

 

I hope these aren't true. Rickey was one of a kind. 

 

Edit: Now confirmed.

You really scooped that story, it never made it twitter until this afternoon!🍺

[Draconator]

6 minutes ago, Mike in Horseheads said:

You really scooped that story, it never made it twitter until this afternoon!🍺

I first found out about 1 am this morning and held off as there wasn't enough confirmation. But those that posted then knew, and were right. 

[stuvian]

65 is young. Rip Ricky 

[Beast]

A man you just didn’t want to see on the basepaths with 1 out or less if he was wearing the enemy uniform.

[MarkyMannn]

Maybe last period I was a baseball fan, watching Yankees with Henderson, Winfield, Mattingly

[Tiberius]

2 hours ago, Beast said:

A man you just didn’t want to see on the basepaths with 1 out or less if he was wearing the enemy uniform.

I was watching some TV show years ago about life in the minor leagues. This guy said he got called up once, to Toronto I think, faced one batter while Henderson was on first. Was specifically ordered to throw to first base before first pitch. He totally forgot and Henderson took off on him. That was the last batter that guy ever faced in Majors.