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ironhorse2ko
Retirement, 40 yr olds and baseball
May 12, 2007 at 02:16PM View BBCode
[color=Black]Rickey Henderson wants to come out of retirement.[/color] He's 49, and been out of the majors for about three seasons now; he looked at Franco and thought that he can still get the job done. He has his ticket punched for Cooperstown, that should be enough. If he gets signed, I wonder what his role would be?
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Tyson
May 12, 2007 at 02:21PM View BBCode
Rickey never really retired. He just couldn't fine anyone to sign him. I doubt he'll get signed now...Tyson
shutout1277
May 12, 2007 at 03:31PM View BBCode
I think was playing in the independent leagues recently. Can't remember which team though.
lvnwrth
Arrogant malcontent? That's the role he served best for much of his major league career.
May 12, 2007 at 03:51PM View BBCode
Originally posted by ironhorse2ko
[color=Black]If he gets signed, I wonder what his role would be?
Arrogant malcontent? That's the role he served best for much of his major league career.
rkinslow19
He played for a San Diego team a couple of years ago, but I don't think he's played anytime recently.
May 12, 2007 at 03:57PM View BBCode
Originally posted by shutout1277
I think was playing in the independent leagues recently. Can't remember which team though.
He played for a San Diego team a couple of years ago, but I don't think he's played anytime recently.
shutout1277
As the 2003 season began, Henderson was without a team for the first time in his career. He played in the independent Atlantic League with the Newark Bears, hoping for a chance with another major league organization. Rickey got that chance (after much media attention) when the Los Angeles Dodgers signed him over the All-Star break. Henderson continued to put up respectable numbers in walks, runs, stolen bases and on-base percentage in limited action. However, his last four seasons were spent bouncing among five different teams, and with increasingly shrinking playing time.
After leaving the Dodgers, Henderson started his second consecutive season with the Newark Bears in the spring of 2004. In 91 games he had a .462 obp, more than twice as many walks (96) as strikeouts (41), and stole 37 bases while being caught only twice.
On May 9, 2005, Rickey signed with the San Diego Surf Dawgs of the Golden Baseball League, a Class-A independent league. This was the SurfDawgs' and the Golden Baseball League's inaugural season and Henderson helped the SurfDawgs to the league championship. In 73 games he had a .456 obp, 73 walks while striking out 43 times, and 16 steals while being caught only twice.
Henderson was quoted in May of 2005, still insisting that he is capable of playing in the major leagues. It was reported by NBC and ESPN that Henderson had announced his much-delayed official retirement on December 6, 2005, but this was denied by his agent the following day. On February 10, 2006, Henderson accepted a position as a hitting instructor for the New York Mets. He has left the door open to returning as a player.
On July 2, 2006, Henderson revealed that he had been offered the chance to rejoin the San Diego Surf Dawgs as a player for the 2006 season, which would have been his 31st in professional baseball, but decided he'd had enough. But six weeks later, on August 11, Henderson claimed "It's sort of weird not to be playing, but I decided to take a year off," adding, "I can't say I will retire. My heart is still in it... I still love the game right now, so I'm going to wait it out and see what happens."
On May 8, 2007, Henderson again expressed his unquenchable desire to return to major league action: "I see Roger [Clemens] can come back and play. I can come back and play. They say I've done too much... I'm going to look at it at the end of the year. I might come out with some crazy stuff, a press conference telling every club, 'Put me on the field with your best player and see if I come out of it.' If I can't do it, I'll call it quits at the end... I just want a spring training invite... I'm through, really. I'm probably through with it now. It's just one of those things. I thank the good Lord I played as long as I played and came out of it healthy. I took a lot of pounding."[6]
Contrary to common belief, Henderson's refusal to officially retire is not delaying his eligibility for Hall of Fame induction. The five-year waiting period is based on major league service only. Henderson will become eligible for the 2009 induction vote, provided he does not return to major league play.
So we were both right slow, Newark of the Independant League, and San Diego of the Golden League.
May 12, 2007 at 04:15PM View BBCode
copied from Wiki:As the 2003 season began, Henderson was without a team for the first time in his career. He played in the independent Atlantic League with the Newark Bears, hoping for a chance with another major league organization. Rickey got that chance (after much media attention) when the Los Angeles Dodgers signed him over the All-Star break. Henderson continued to put up respectable numbers in walks, runs, stolen bases and on-base percentage in limited action. However, his last four seasons were spent bouncing among five different teams, and with increasingly shrinking playing time.
After leaving the Dodgers, Henderson started his second consecutive season with the Newark Bears in the spring of 2004. In 91 games he had a .462 obp, more than twice as many walks (96) as strikeouts (41), and stole 37 bases while being caught only twice.
On May 9, 2005, Rickey signed with the San Diego Surf Dawgs of the Golden Baseball League, a Class-A independent league. This was the SurfDawgs' and the Golden Baseball League's inaugural season and Henderson helped the SurfDawgs to the league championship. In 73 games he had a .456 obp, 73 walks while striking out 43 times, and 16 steals while being caught only twice.
Henderson was quoted in May of 2005, still insisting that he is capable of playing in the major leagues. It was reported by NBC and ESPN that Henderson had announced his much-delayed official retirement on December 6, 2005, but this was denied by his agent the following day. On February 10, 2006, Henderson accepted a position as a hitting instructor for the New York Mets. He has left the door open to returning as a player.
On July 2, 2006, Henderson revealed that he had been offered the chance to rejoin the San Diego Surf Dawgs as a player for the 2006 season, which would have been his 31st in professional baseball, but decided he'd had enough. But six weeks later, on August 11, Henderson claimed "It's sort of weird not to be playing, but I decided to take a year off," adding, "I can't say I will retire. My heart is still in it... I still love the game right now, so I'm going to wait it out and see what happens."
On May 8, 2007, Henderson again expressed his unquenchable desire to return to major league action: "I see Roger [Clemens] can come back and play. I can come back and play. They say I've done too much... I'm going to look at it at the end of the year. I might come out with some crazy stuff, a press conference telling every club, 'Put me on the field with your best player and see if I come out of it.' If I can't do it, I'll call it quits at the end... I just want a spring training invite... I'm through, really. I'm probably through with it now. It's just one of those things. I thank the good Lord I played as long as I played and came out of it healthy. I took a lot of pounding."[6]
Contrary to common belief, Henderson's refusal to officially retire is not delaying his eligibility for Hall of Fame induction. The five-year waiting period is based on major league service only. Henderson will become eligible for the 2009 induction vote, provided he does not return to major league play.
So we were both right slow, Newark of the Independant League, and San Diego of the Golden League.
Vicar
May 12, 2007 at 04:36PM View formatted
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Regardless of where he plays and the lousey attitude he had, he is certainly a player to be admired for his stamina and longevity. The Franco's, Clemens, Hendersons etc are very rare indeed. ;)
lvnwrth
No question. He's probably the best lead-off hitter of all-time and a certain HOFer.
May 12, 2007 at 05:16PM View BBCode
Originally posted by Vicar
Regardless of where he plays and the lousey attitude he had, he is certainly a player to be admired for his stamina and longevity. The Franco's, Clemens, Hendersons etc are very rare indeed. ;)
No question. He's probably the best lead-off hitter of all-time and a certain HOFer.
barterer2002
May 12, 2007 at 06:25PM View BBCode
But can you name the only player to lead the AL in steals in the 1980s besides Rickey?
shutout1277
Funny, I didn't realize that the STL Cardinals, ever played in the A.L.
The answer to Barts question is Seattles Harold Reynolds, with 60 SB, in 1987. Henderson was injured that year appearing in only 95 games, but still stole 41 bases.
May 12, 2007 at 06:49PM View BBCode
Originally posted by Benne
Vince Coleman?
Funny, I didn't realize that the STL Cardinals, ever played in the A.L.
The answer to Barts question is Seattles Harold Reynolds, with 60 SB, in 1987. Henderson was injured that year appearing in only 95 games, but still stole 41 bases.
Benne
Do I still get to be co-pilot?
[Edited on 5-12-2007 by Benne]
May 12, 2007 at 07:26PM View BBCode
Oh, AL. I should've known it was Reynolds.Do I still get to be co-pilot?
[Edited on 5-12-2007 by Benne]
barterer2002
May 12, 2007 at 11:15PM View BBCode
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