Two years ago I was at an A's minor league spring training game and Rickey Henderson was there. I a few months earlier had gotten a great deal on one of his minor league rovers spring training jerseys on milb.com. I called my wife and asked her to drive up to the field and bring the jersey. Meanwhile all the dealers waiting for him said that Rickey never signs jerseys. The game ends and Rickey comes off the field and the dealers stepped back while my 60 year old wife wearing the jersey walked up to him and asked him to sign it. He comes unglued and starts yelling at my wife "Where did you get that jersey. They are not supposed to sell those, etc etc in quite a loud voice" She had no idea where I got it and was pretty intimidated. Suddenly he took the sharpie and signed it, walked on and didn't sign for anyone else.
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