March 19, 2005
For the Love of the Game
An interesting comment to this month old post today.
My brother & I had a unique opportunity to to meet & talk with Rickey Henderson for 10 minutes yesterday (3/18/05) at the Royals-Angels spring training game.
Rickey deserves a chance to play.
He said, “I tell General Managers ‘pay me the minimum salary & then I’ll donate that entire salary to whatever local high school you want me to & I’ll play for free…I already have money, I know I can play…give me a shot & forget about how old I am.”
The game needs more guys like Rickey.
The Royals could use his influence on their young hitters.
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I couldn't agree more - some other teams who could use him include the Braves, Cubs, Devil Rays, Yankees and, yes, the Giants. He' s mended well since the 2003 shoulder surgery so he could be good for a few games, especially in the early season against righty pitching - good article!