September 1982 A's News Special Edition

A few weeks ago Oakland A's Collectibles posted a special edition of the A's Magazine with a great drawing of Rickey Henderson on the cover. I asked John, who runs the blog, for some more details about the magazine, and he said that the whole issue was dedicated to Rickey! He was nice enough to send over scans of the entire magazine, which I can read, but once uploaded to Photobucket, they don't open up large enough. (If anyone can provide any technical assistance, it would be greatly appreciated). You can at least enjoy the pictures in this great vintage piece of Rickey memorabilia.















Thanks again John!

Rickey in the News: The Day After

Now that his big day has finally arrived, Rickey has been all over the news today. My local paper, the Sacramento Bee, had a nice full page picture and article about Rickey on the front of the sports page, and I’m assuming quite a few other papers did as well.

If anyone had a special commemorative section, pullout poster, or anything interesting commemorating Rickey’s Hall of Fame induction included in their local paper, please let me know, as I’d love to get a hold of a copy.

I also know that there’s probably going to be all sorts of new collectibles released in the next 6-months, and if anyone comes across one they think I might be interested in, please don’t hesitate to let me know. I try and stay on top of everything, but there’s a lot of stuff out there, and sometimes things fall through the cracks.

Included below are some of the pictures that the Sacramento Bee currently has included as a slideshow on their website. The full slideshow can be found here.

Throwing out the first pitch of Game 3 of the ALDS on 10/6/2006

Everyone should know this one: Stolen base number 939!

Playing for the Angels in 1997

Stealing a base against the Red Sox on 8/25/1998

Game winning homer against that Devil Rays on 4/28/1998

Working as a special instructor for the Mets in 2007

There’s also a great slideshow of classic Rickey pictures over at the Oakland Tribune’s site here.

Rickey in the Newspaper

I know I'm a little late in posting this, but better late than never. With the Hall of Fame induction results coming out shortly, interest in Rickey has definitely be picking up. What a nice surprise it was to open up my local paper (the Sacramento Bee) the day after Christmas, and see a nice big picture of Rickey on the inside of the sports page.



Since the font of the article is a little small (you can read it if you click the picture), here's a link to an expanded version of the same article (originally published in the Contra Costa Times).

It's been many years since I've actually read an article about Rickey in the daily paper, and it was kind of fun. There will naturally be plenty more articles in the near future, with his impending induction into the Hall. If any readers out there happen to see any commemorative Rickey pull-outs in their local paper, please don't hesitate to let me know. I'm expecting that Rickey Henderson memorabilia will pick up in the coming months, and I don't want to miss out on anything cool!