tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post1148841522742404593..comments2023-09-11T10:35:26.165-04:00Comments on The Flagrant Fan: Rickey Henderson's Acceptance SpeechWilliam J. Taskerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313204947130235560noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post-37121363615180646872009-01-14T03:43:00.000-05:002009-01-14T03:43:00.000-05:00William (aka Dad), I knew it wasn't a putdown. My ...William (aka Dad), I knew it wasn't a putdown. My comment was just trying to play off yours and just let you and everybody else know what I felt about him.Billy the Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17859992062036147932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post-52485243780215017782009-01-10T16:16:00.000-05:002009-01-10T16:16:00.000-05:00That Henderson interview is hilarious. Shaking the...That Henderson interview is hilarious. Shaking the soda addiction, the horse and the water... classic lines.Josh Borensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418664151302692734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post-80614054730684147002009-01-10T09:02:00.000-05:002009-01-10T09:02:00.000-05:00Hey Vandy, obviously, the Fan loves Henderson as w...Hey Vandy, obviously, the Fan loves Henderson as well. This was not a put down of the man. Just a little fun taken at his personality.William J. Taskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313204947130235560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post-68018127071696170892009-01-10T06:16:00.000-05:002009-01-10T06:16:00.000-05:00Oh, oh wait a minute. As vain as Rickey is, Rickey...<I>Oh, oh wait a minute. As vain as Rickey is, Rickey can't ignore this letter he received a while back, it went something like this; ""Dear Rickey, I have always wanted to write to you. I looked up to you as an "A", and when you joined my beloved Yankees it was just icing on the cake. I have loved baseball as long as I can remember. My father instilled that in me. I never had a lot of power but I was fast when I was young. I was a leadoff batter because of you. I wanted to play the outfield because of you (and Winfield, but I hope you understand). You are the reason that one season in High School, I stole 35+ bases in a 1-15 season, just because I knew I had the speed to be able to, and it was a thrill to outthink their pitching tandem. Many people think you are arrogant, which I believe is a ruse. You are confident and flamboyant, and like to play things up. Much has been said that you could have made the Hall years ago if you hadn't stuck around much longer than you should have. I disagree with them. Your last few years of trying to play solidified my looking up to you. For what others saw as being pathetic, I saw as heroic. I saw a guy that loved the game and just wanted to play it wherever he would be allowed. That is the same shit I would have done""<BR/><BR/>As Rickey is enshrined in the Hall, I would like to think that this Rickey is still the same person who this letter was written about and will honor this hallowed game. </I>Billy the Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17859992062036147932noreply@blogger.com