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It was great seeing Rickey Henderson getting into the Hall of Fame. I watched the ceremony live this am on the MLB network. Very moving and great to see all the baseball stars of old. Curious that Tony Gywnn wasn’t there.
In response to a previous post, Rickey never referred to himself in the third person, but his speech was still interesting. He stated when in high school a guidance counselor encouraged him to play baseball, and would pay him a quarter for every hit, stolen base and run scored. After 10 days she owed him $22. The best part was the last part of his speech. He is known to have a bit of an ego, but his last line was as follows:
"My journey as a player is complete," he said. "I am now in the class of the greatest players of all time. And at this moment .... I am very, very humbled."
It was thought he would end his speech with some reference to the famous one he made when breaking the all-time steals record about being the "greatest of all time" but it's good he didn't. On ESPN they reported that Tony LaRussa (Manager of St. Louis) stated he still looked like he could play ball and contribute to a team.
In response to a previous post, Rickey never referred to himself in the third person, but his speech was still interesting. He stated when in high school a guidance counselor encouraged him to play baseball, and would pay him a quarter for every hit, stolen base and run scored. After 10 days she owed him $22. The best part was the last part of his speech. He is known to have a bit of an ego, but his last line was as follows:
"My journey as a player is complete," he said. "I am now in the class of the greatest players of all time. And at this moment .... I am very, very humbled."
It was thought he would end his speech with some reference to the famous one he made when breaking the all-time steals record about being the "greatest of all time" but it's good he didn't. On ESPN they reported that Tony LaRussa (Manager of St. Louis) stated he still looked like he could play ball and contribute to a team.