| | I had to take a moment to congratulate one of my all-time favorite athletes, Rickey Henderson, on being voted by an overwhelming margin into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Baseball was the first sport I ever became interested in as a kid, and though I have always been a huge Reds fan, my favorite player from the first time I saw him was Rickey Henderson. Aside from the sometimes strange soundbytes he often provided to the sports media, he was one of the most talented and gifted athletes I've ever seen, who now possesses one of the more impressive records in all of sports, with 1406 career stolen bases, roughly one and a half times the second place total amassed by the great Lou Brock. As a kid, I used to have lots of posters and baseball memorabilia hanging from my bedroom walls illustrating my enjoyment of America's pastime. Today, I have only one such article hanging on my wall; a framed autographed picture of Rickey Henderson given to me on my birthday nearly 20 years ago. So when I heard yesterday that Rickey had been voted in, I got a little nostalgic. For a moment, I was the boy of 20 years ago, beaming with pride that one of sports' greatest honors had been bestowed upon his hero.
Congratulations, Rickey. Today, you are the greatest of all time. Again.
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| | Posted 1/14/2009 2:51 PM - 32 Views - 6 eProps - 4 comments
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