Remembering Rickey & Primetime

Two of my favorite professional athletes of all time are Rickey Henderson and Deion Sanders, primarily for their personalities. And everyone that played when they did says the exact same thing about them - you'd hate playing against them, but love to play with them. So much God-given ability coupled with all that mouth and an abundance of attitude. Hella cocky and unbelievably arrogant, but not at all self-centered. It was always about the team. Humility through demonstrative confidence.

I was happy to see Rickey get a gig as the Mets hitting coach yesterday, and Prime's a personal fave as a colleague, doing NFL analysis for CBS.

Consider what Mickey Mantle's got on his plaque in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium: "A Great Teammate". For all his individual achievements and contributions to the game, even being one of the top 9 players of all time, I can't think of a more fitting tribute, or a better way of being remembered.