Henderson takes over as Mets hitting coach

[IE]

Rickey Henderson is replacing Rick Down as hitting coach of the New York Mets starting Thursday.

Henderson, who had been a special instructor for the Mets this season, is a 10-time All-Star who set career records for stolen bases (1,406) and runs (2,295). He was the AL MVP in 1990.

The Mets' decision to make Henderson their hitting coach was first reported Wednesday night by Newsday on its Web site.

New York, which leads the NL East by two games over second-place Atlanta, is sixth in the NL with a .268 team batting average.

 

[countinguy]

That is one hell of a good move, now he can teach them how to steal...

 

[SKEETER1]

Rickey is the dumbest person on earth...

Rickey is the dumbest person on earth...

Rickey was a great player but he could never remember anyone's name. that is a fact. I hope he can remember numbers so he can help a guy out thru a gm with a number on his back.

 

[giambi]

That is one hell of a good move, now he can teach them how to steal...

my thoughts exactly :142smilie is this gonna hurt this team in the second half I think it could

 

[giambi]

I heard a story where he was on a bus with the team and someone said rickey you can sit in the front you got tenure and he said something like shit rickey got thirteen year or something like that you gotta just let rickey be rickey