He was 4 days away from his bday.......What in the hell!!! He was just at the last A's game played in Oakland in September!! Rickey always looked fit and healthy. Tomorrow isn't promised to any of us. The fact that one of the ten greatest players in baseball history, and one of the most charismatic and stylish players of all time in any sport wasn't an instant sticky is just another reminder of just how much baseball has been lost in our community. Rickey was the Muhammad Ali of baseball, a genuine player for the ages, and there will NEVER be another one like him.
"Rickey was born on Christmas. Rickey is the gift that keeps giving."The worst thing about Rickey Henderson passing today is that his his birthday is on Christmas, so it's this Wednesday
RIP