Rickey Henderson catches foul ball, refuses to give it to a young fan....

Allen · May 9, 2007 10:53PM

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SAN FRANCISCO -- For all of his accomplishments, you'd think snagging a foul ball in the stands would be small stuff for Rickey Henderson. Hardly the case.

Henderson, who caught a foul ball on Monday at AT&T Park, where he was watching the Mets play the Giants, kept the ball instead of handing it to a young fan.

"Everybody was asking me for the ball. I said, 'You're not getting this ball. I always wanted to get a foul ball. This one's going on a shelf at home."
-- Rickey Henderson

I am sure he needed another baseball on a shelf at home.

TNTonPMS · May 9, 2007 11:04PM

Wow !
In one way , I can definitely see that being a dream, to catch a foul ball as a fan .

But really now . . . come on , you're around all the baseballs you could ever want and all the famous players to sign it .

If I were Ricky at that moment, Not only would have I handed the poor kid the ball , But I would have signed it for him as well, that is if the boy wanted me to .
Now that would have been Class !
What a shame . . . .It actually embarrasses me on a human level .
I also feel bad for the little boy, I want to give him a baseball .
I don't know why this story breaks my heart, but it did .

Volver · May 9, 2007 11:07PM

Not really a story or shouldn't be.....he was in the seats as a fan and he caught the ball. If an adult catches a foul ball, why is it a requirment to give the ball to a young fan you do not know?

Henderson signed something for the kid....move on

TNTonPMS · May 9, 2007 11:09PM

"I'm not one to believe in magic , but I sometimes have a second side .
If I could wave my magic wand, I'd make everything alright"

TNTonPMS · May 9, 2007 11:18PM

Because it probably means more to the little boy.
Yea dad . . . He didn't give me the baseball , but he did sign this for me ?
I'd destroy it , whatever it was .

Volver · May 9, 2007 11:26PM

Henderson said he was going to put the ball on a shelf at home, seems to me it means something to him too.

bobbybakeriv · May 9, 2007 11:27PM

Rickey has always been about Rickey, just ask him.

TNTonPMS · May 9, 2007 11:35PM

<< Henderson said he was going to put the ball on a shelf at home, seems to me it means something to him too. >>

Absolutely, I can understand that completely , Him sitting there as a fan and catching the foul ball.
Maybe he never cought a foul ball as a child and had always wanted to ?

But I could have never kept the baseball, even if I were to catch it and the little guy were next to me , I'd give it to the kid, I know it means a lot to the little guy and the feeling I would have about myself would have been well worth it and then some .

I've tried to look at it through Hendersons point of view , I'm just not getting it though, I'm sorry .

Edited to say . . . there is no need to make a Federal case out of it though .

Allen · May 9, 2007 11:35PM

This is similar to Steve Hart walking into a card shop and opening a pack of Topps and pulling a David Wright common card and turning around to the kid in the Mets hat and #5 jersey and saying "You can't have it. I have always dreamed of pulling a card like this in a pack."

P.S. On mike and mike in the morning they said the kid took the ball he brought with him and Henderson signed for him and threw it onto the field. I am not sure if this was true or not, but it wasn't in the story on the website.

jlbsquared · May 9, 2007 11:46PM

<< P.S. On mike and mike in the morning they said the kid took the ball he brought with him and Henderson signed for him and threw it onto the field. I am not sure if this was true or not, but it wasn't in the story on the website. >>

If that's the case the kid sounds kind of like a spoiled brat...

digicat · May 10, 2007 12:01AM

A critical part of the story you left off (quoted from the article):

<< The young fan didn't go home empty-handed, though, as Henderson signed another ball the fan already had. >>

bigfische · May 10, 2007 12:02AM

The kids are not supposed to ask for a ball in the the first place. If an adult wants to give a ball to a kid, he will. Kids shouldnt ask for a ball.

mikeschmidt · May 10, 2007 12:09AM

Rickey gave the kid an autographed baseball...that was a nice gesture.

I've caught a foul ball once, too. I tossed it to my cousin to keep, and he was thrilled. But I'm an adult, and I likely wouldn't give up such a treasure to some random kid I'm never going to see again.....family, sure, stranger, no.

TNTonPMS · May 10, 2007 12:23AM

Ughhhh!
I hate when that happens

Estil · May 10, 2007 12:24AM

I would think most fans would want to earn a foul ball (or home run ball) rather than have one handed to them.

MeteoriteGuy · May 10, 2007 12:44AM

Looks like an overblown story to me.

Maybe some of you have never spent a season at a baseball stadium. Catching a foul ball is cool...sometimes the fans will really fight over them. Asking can I have that ball, with another ball in your hand, isn't really stepping over the line, but to expect it is.

Mark

TNTonPMS · May 10, 2007 1:04AM

Yea, I remember one season a guy went diving right over a kid to catch a foul ball once , or did he grab it out of the kids hand , I can't remember.
I do remember the look on poor kids face though .
I would rather have cought the foul ball too, but as a child I'm not sure if you're thinking that way .

I do hate when the story get's all screwed up though and information is left out . . . . Ugghhhh

Southerncards · May 10, 2007 1:15AM

I saw the Yanks-Orioles a few years ago and Chuck Knobloch threw a ball to a young fan 3 times in front of me. Each time I had to lean way out of the way for the kid to have a shot at catching it. Each time the kid dropped the ball. By the 4th throw, the ball came my way and I caught it and it sits in my office now.

3 strikes and you are out buddy. Life's full of disappointment, get used to it.

TNTonPMS · May 10, 2007 1:30AM

LOL, maybe he was throwing it to you ?

TNTonPMS · May 10, 2007 1:35AM

It sure is nice comming home with a game used baseball though, especially when you can get an autograph of your favorite players on it .

qmayer · May 10, 2007 1:59AM

<< 3 strikes and you are out buddy. Life's full of disappointment, get used to it. >>

bhl2359 · May 10, 2007 2:33AM

Real Men of Genius

larryallen73 · May 10, 2007 3:08AM

After reading the article I looked into it and he really does own a bunch of property near Yosemite (Coarsegold, CA to be exact). That search linked to a property in Oakland as that's where his Coarsegold tax bills are sent. It appears, from the public records in Oakland, that he has lived in same condo in Oakland since 1982. Here it is if you want to try to get an auto through the mail.
Rickey H. Henderson
41 STARVIEW DR
OAKLAND, CA 94618

Volver · May 10, 2007 3:10AM

That is some snappy detective work Larry Allen

larryallen73 · May 10, 2007 3:11AM

That is some snappy detective work Larry Allen

Thanks. I find it more fun than real work when I am procrastinating!

julen23 · May 10, 2007 3:12AM

rickey can do whatever he wants in my book.

i LUV rickey!!!

julen

Volver · May 10, 2007 3:20AM

FavreFan1971 · May 10, 2007 3:25AM

When I was a kid in Green Bay my Dad took me to a Brewers Yankee game for my 14th birthday. We got there a few hours early and watched batting practice. Henderson cracked a HR to dead center. The ball sat there for a few minutes. Center field bleechers were fenced off back in that day because people would shine mirrors at the batters. I jumped the fence and grabbed the ball. I hounded Henderson to auto my ball every inning. I had a big sign that said. "It's my birthday and I skipped school to be here." Eventually my hounding paid off. Rickey signed my ball after the game while they were getting on the team bus. He knew who I was because he said. "You should not skip school, even if it was to see me."

Great story. I still have the ball with a whole bunch of Brewers auto'd on it with Henderson.

MeteoriteGuy · May 10, 2007 4:07AM

Cool story Farvefan.

Mark

RipublicaninMass · May 10, 2007 4:35AM

<< That is some snappy detective work Larry Allen

Thanks. I find it more fun than real work when I am procrastinating! >>

Sure now just PM me Alyssa Milano's address when you have a sec...

julen23 · May 10, 2007 4:40AM

kiss of vampire....

julen likey

larryallen73 · May 10, 2007 4:55AM

Sure now just PM me Alyssa Milano's address when you have a sec...

Tell me what city she lives (or what city she owns a vacation home) in and I can probably dig up something. Amazingly most "famous" people have their houses in their names and are totally public. I tend to look up athletes as it's fun to see what they pay for their house, how much of a mortgage, etc... but I have looked up Magic, Kobe, Jerry Buss, all the Sac King's, Troy Aikman, Gov Arnold, etc.... It's sort of fun. More info about Milano and I am sure I can find her!

jmbkb4 · May 10, 2007 5:10AM

<< This is similar to Steve Hart walking into a card shop and opening a pack of Topps and pulling a David Wright common card and turning around to the kid in the Mets hat and #5 jersey and saying "You can't have it. I have always dreamed of pulling a card like this in a pack."

P.S. On mike and mike in the morning they said the kid took the ball he brought with him and Henderson signed for him and threw it onto the field. I am not sure if this was true or not, but it wasn't in the story on the website. >>

Great analogy.

1. Henderson is an idiot.

2. It was/is his right to keep the ball.

3. It is Allen's right to criticize him for being an idiot.

4. See #1.

larryallen73 · May 10, 2007 5:13AM

I can't find Alyssa Milano. How about Kim Delaney? She's attractive for an "older" woman? Paid $1.5m for a house in BH back in 2003. Only put $400k down. Guess she likes the tax write off. This is just public records here. No secret info:

Delaney,Kim Trust, 711 Walden Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

larryallen73 · May 10, 2007 5:24AM

Here's a good one. It's just a name search so could be someone with the same name but since she paid $3.6m for the 6,900 square foot place last year I assume it's the right one:

Longoria,Eva, 6457 Deep Dell Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90068

pandrews · May 10, 2007 5:25AM

rickey is my favorite player ever.

war rickey!

stown · May 10, 2007 5:29AM

<< kiss of vampire....

>>

Little lower, please.

larryallen73 · May 10, 2007 5:30AM

Here's one for you PAandrews. Now I got to get back to work. Not sure which house this guy lives in but two houses in LA area.

Broadus,Cordozar C, 2345 Alamo Heights Dr, Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (paid $720k in '98)
Broadus,Cordozar C, 3986 Swarthmore CT, Claremont, CA 91711 (paid $660k in '94)

This one is a tough one but go drink some gin and juice and you can figure it out.

AkbarClone · May 10, 2007 5:58AM

Now Perry can snoop on that poor Mr. Broadus--maybe sneek into the green room--but what out for the dogs.

larryallen73 · May 10, 2007 6:09AM

Keeping it in the same game how about this playaa' keeping it real (NOT) living in the 818:

Jackson,Oshea & Kimberly Tr, 4615 Petit Ave, Encino, CA 91436

baseballfanatic · May 10, 2007 6:11AM

Ice be da Cube....

larryallen73 · May 10, 2007 6:12AM

Even further from Compton. Making house calls deep in the 818... in his 14,000 sq. foot abode.

Young,Andre R Trust, 20621 Chatsboro Dr, Woodland Hls, CA 91364

baseballfanatic · May 10, 2007 6:15AM

The DR is in da house.....

larryallen73 · May 10, 2007 6:32AM

Tax bills going to Memphis but still has his house in LA:

West,Jerry A & Karen C Tr, 1210 Moraga Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049

Ecrub49 · May 10, 2007 3:28PM

I remember going to Cleveland Municipal stadium in the mid 1960's and sitting in the cavernous upper right field deck. A foul ball was hit and I gave chase. Right before I reached the foul ball an usher grabbed it and started to walk away. I asked him for the ball and he politely refused. I was shocked and dismayed by his actions as were several other fans. We gave it to the usher pretty good, but he continued to ignore all of us. He was booed loudly for what seemed like an eternity but still ignored us all. Finally he stopped and bent over to hand the ball to a little girl in a wheelchair! She was overjoyed at receiving the ball and we all felt like heels. I learned a life long lesson that day about my needs and the the needs of the rest of the world. Maybe we should give Ricky the benefit of the doubt on this one, thanks, Bruce.

storm888 · May 10, 2007 3:51PM

"Maybe we should give Ricky the benefit of the doubt on this one, thanks, Bruce. "

/////////////////////////////////////////////////

No.

Totally different deal.

The one consolation is: Now that he knows about
the news story, he wishes he had made a different
choice. He will likely do so, if he gets another chance.

JackWESQ · May 10, 2007 6:17PM

LarryAllen73,

Isn't LexisNexis' public records search something else? It never ceases to amaze me!

/s/ JackWESQ

larryallen73 · May 11, 2007 12:15AM

Isn't LexisNexis' public records search something else? It never ceases to amaze me!

Yes. Spent a lot of time in law school on LexisNexis doing anything BUT studying. I guess things haven't changed for me.

I now use a service that's more advanced than Lexis. It shows the tax bill like Lexis but also shows the transaction history. Can see who bought from who, for how much, etc.... For example, looked up Ron Artest's house here in Sac (in Loomis actually) and found that his wife had to quitclaim off to buy the house (I guess her credit wasn't as good as Ron Ron's). Interestingly, he did add her back onto the deed after the fact. I figured a tough guy like that would just leave his wife off the deed!? Anyway, beats work! Now I better go start working....

duner · May 11, 2007 12:31AM

LarryAllen....step away from LEXIS!!!!

Ecrub49 · May 11, 2007 12:37AM

You assume to know all the reasons that Ricky kept the ball instead of giving it to the fan. This is what happens when the media focuses in on a situation that looks one sided and does not speak to both parties involved. Ypu actually have no idea for his wanting the ball, but feel that the childs needs outway any need that Ricky may have.

CDsNuts · May 11, 2007 4:59AM

Just because you're famous doesn't mean you have to give stuff to people. If catching a foul ball was a thrill to him, who's to say he's got to give it away? Each one of us growing up had a dream of catching a foul ball going to games, and I'm sure Rickey was no different. It probably was a thrill for him. Plus, he signed a ball for the kid, so it's not like the kid left empty handed.

I've always thought Rickey was an a-hole for a variety of reasons, but this isn't one of them.

Lee

Rickey Henderson catches foul ball, refuses to give it to a young fan....

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