Rickey Being Rickey, Just what the GM Ordered (1~16~09)

As we all know Rickey Henderson has just been elected into the Hall of Fame! And I practically want to cry because the A's have hired him in a "goodwill capacity," for 2009. If there is anyone that can bring fans to Oakland and excite the people it's Rickey. People may have differing views on the type of player Rickey Henderson was and what kind of person he is. We all know he was a great ball player but people wrongly view his character in my opinion. He is a good guy. He might have a little cocky swagger, you may get tired of him speaking about himself in 3rd person and a lot of what people have heard about him we now find out were complete untruths. As an Oakland Fan literally since birth I had the pleasure (though at a very young age) to experience Rickey being Rickey. And I'm sorry to all the naysayers those were great times!

Rickey truly loves the game of Baseball! He didn't make a fool of himself when he just couldn't give it up it just made us realize how important the game of baseball is to him. And good for the A's to want to keep him involved in the game that is so much a part of his life. His love for the game is pretty impressive being that he was such a big football fan and really wanted to play professional football until his momma told him he's gonna play baseball. We all thank you Momma Henderson!!!!
I hope we get to see a lot more of Rickey here in the Bay Area. Hopefully his presence can add some fuel to the butts of the fans and get them to the games. I know we live in California where the weather is perfect and anywhere you go there is something to do, but we can fill Oakland Coliseum and not just with Boston or Yankee fans.

I have a really good vibe for 2009!