Rickey Henderson has joined the Hall of Fame Monday. The Hall of Fame reserves the right to choose which cap entrants wear, but the preference of the inductees are given due consideration.
Henderson, 50, said he yearns to give it one more try in an A’s uniform before his hometown fans, but he isn’t sure how it might play with Cooperstown officials and their induction rules.
” A true hometown hero, Henderson becomes the fifth player who logged a significant amount of time in Oakland to become a Hall of Famer, joining Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Rollie Fingers and Dennis Eckersley.
Henderson maintained he isn’t holding a grudge against the A’s that they weren’t able to bring him back one last time at the end of his career despite several personal appeals to make it happen. After all, he still thinks it can happen.
Henderson did single out late A’s manager Billy Martin, under whom he achieved many of his early successes, including breaking the season stolen-base record in 1982 with 130.
Henderson, 50, said he yearns to give it one more try in an A’s uniform before his hometown fans, but he isn’t sure how it might play with Cooperstown officials and their induction rules.
” A true hometown hero, Henderson becomes the fifth player who logged a significant amount of time in Oakland to become a Hall of Famer, joining Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Rollie Fingers and Dennis Eckersley.
Henderson maintained he isn’t holding a grudge against the A’s that they weren’t able to bring him back one last time at the end of his career despite several personal appeals to make it happen. After all, he still thinks it can happen.
Henderson did single out late A’s manager Billy Martin, under whom he achieved many of his early successes, including breaking the season stolen-base record in 1982 with 130.
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