Last month's trip to San Francisco included the August 1 game in Oakland when Rickey Henderson had his number retired by the A's. It was nice to see the stadium filled with cheering fans at the celebration. The giveaway that day was a Henderson jersey. We didn't make the 10,000 fan cut that day but did get the super five-foot banner of Henderson handed out the next day, when the crowd barely passed 10,000. (Not good, Oakland.)
Henderson spoke last at the ceremony on the 1st. He ended his short but eloquent speech with these words: Rickey has tears in his eyes. Rickey has love in his heart for you. Rickey is very very very humbled.
It was truly touching.
