Comments on: Rickey

By: proxl

proxl — Thu, 17 May 2007 22:46:18 +0000

One of the things that’s always driven me NUTS about the A’s is their inability to recognize the past. It’s an absolute travesty that Rickey’s number hasn’t been retired. And I don’t think that only HOF-ers should be retired.

Dave Stewart is never going to make the Hall, but his run with the A’s from ’87-92 is unequaled for the team.

Of course, he wore the same number as Rollie Fingers, so they’d have to retire the same number twice. But that’s the A’s fault for not retiring Fingers’ number for 20 years.

By: Danny

Danny — Thu, 17 May 2007 21:28:59 +0000

You can’t seriously prefer a 48 year old Rickey to a 31 year old Boccachica. I love Rickey and used to have a poster of him hanging in my room (the Man of Steal one with the bank truck full of bases behind him) but his time as a player has passed.

I wouldn’t mind having him come in as a special instructor, but we aren’t a running team. If your frustrated with DP’s it’s a hitting problem, not a running one.

I think that retiring his number after the Hall calls is the best way to go, nobody wants to be pulling numbers down from the rafters, a la Michael Jordan. I think that it’s time for Rickey to retire, do it with dignity before the current generation forms a solid memory of a hanger-on instead of the most lethal lead-off hitter in the history of the game.

By: Marshall Hays

Marshall Hays — Thu, 17 May 2007 18:27:04 +0000

Yes indeed Mr. Hurd you are correct! Help get out the vote, and sign the petition to Let Rickey Play, Save the World!

http://www.LetRickeyPlay.com

By: Mike Naretta

Mike Naretta — Thu, 17 May 2007 14:01:57 +0000

The A’s should let Rickey comeback with the team.

Honestly, would you rather have a 48 year old Rickey Henderson manning the outfield or a 31 year old Hiram Boccachica?

I, presonally, would go for the former. I also wouldn’t mind Rickey coming in as an assistant and teaching this team to run. The most frustrating part of being an A’s fan is the large number of momentum killing double-plays they hit into. Fortune favors the bull.

As far as retiring his number, I’d say wait until he goes into the hall of fame. It makes the ending of his MLB career a little bit more definite.