OAKLAND, CALIF. ? Rickey Henderson is not waiting by his phone for a call from a major-league club offering another shot to return to the majors.

But the 45-year-old outfielder, who was one of the most feared players in the 1980s, still believes he deserves another chance. Right now, Henderson still is toiling in the minors for the Newark Bears of the independent Atlantic League.

“I’m not right now looking and seeing what teams might need help and could call me,” Henderson said Saturday. “I’m out there having fun playing baseball. If a team needs help then they can call me. I’m just enjoying the game. If something happens, it happens.”

Henderson was in town to help the A’s honor Dennis Eckersley, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame last month. While the rest of his former teammates on hand are long retired, Henderson still is playing — although on a much smaller stage.

“I played with a lot of great players,” said Eckersley, a former teammate of Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco, Carlton Fisk, Jim Rice and Carl Yastrzemski said. “Rickey Henderson was the greatest player I ever played with.”

Henderson started last season with the Bears before being called up by the Los Angeles Dodgers. This season, he didn’t get an invitation to spring training but once again gave the Atlantic League a shot.

Henderson still looks fit, and says his body is fresh and he doesn’t experience the aches and pains most players feel.