Ricky Henderson Is Officially Insane

Not in a bad way. We're not talking "Ted Bundy insane" here, or even "Ron Artest insane" -- it's more like the "crazy uncle who always hits on your girlfriend because he's drunk insane." Really, no harm, no foul.

Anyway, Ricky's latest adventure finds him in San Fransisco, where, during yesterday's game between the Mets and the Giants, Henderson snagged a foul ball. What makes that funny is that A) Despite having hit thousands of foul balls himself, Henderson was so excited about catching the thing he wouldn't give the ball to a young fan, and B) It's causing him to think about playing professional baseball again:

"Everybody was asking me for the ball," Henderson said Tuesday, according to the Star-Ledger of Newark. "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."
The young fan didn't go home empty-handed, though, as Henderson signed another ball the fan already had.

Henderson joked that his catch in the stands shows he's still got the skills to play the game. ...

"Seeing Roger come back, all the seed that it plants is ask me to come back one time," Henderson said Tuesday in the Mets clubhouse before New York played the Giants. ...

"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," he said.

In a way, you sort of feel bad for the guy. He obviously harbors a great love for the game of baseball and wants to keep playing it as long as his physical condition will allow. Perhaps he should consider a rec league, or 16-inch softball like the rest of us, but you can't begrudge him for wanting to play a game he loves. We could use more Ricky Hendersons in baseball ... even if they are a teensy bit crazy.