Kyyle23 Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player....layer_id=119976 I was watching the Red Sox/Blue Jays game on Gamecast when John Olerud came up. I stared at his picture and just couldnt figure out why it looked, well, wrong. I think this is the first time i can recall him not wearing a safety helmet on his head, and actually wearing a real hat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Why does he do that again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Olerud showed promise early on at Washington State, where he was named Baseball America's NCAA Player of the Year in 1987 and '88. His senior year, he recovered from a frightening brain aneurysm in January to hit .359 with 30 RBIs in 27 games that spring. The scare would always be with him though, and he began wearing a batting helmet on the field for safety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted September 27, 2005 Author Share Posted September 27, 2005 QUOTE(knightni @ Sep 27, 2005 -> 01:24 PM) Olerud showed promise early on at Washington State, where he was named Baseball America's NCAA Player of the Year in 1987 and '88. His senior year, he recovered from a frightening brain aneurysm in January to hit .359 with 30 RBIs in 27 games that spring. The scare would always be with him though, and he began wearing a batting helmet on the field for safety. Does that article indicate that his brain aneurysm was a result of a game injury, or was it something that happened and he just figured "better to be safe than sorry."? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Just before Olerud joined the Jays, there were some doubts that he would ever be lifting a bat or glove again. After a regular early morning workout at the college's Hollingberry Fieldhouse, Olerud collapsed. The diagnosis was a brain aneurysm, a defect in a blood vessel that caused bleeding into his spinal column. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santo=dorf Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 I was going to start a thread on how I looked at his stats the other day and never really realized how good he is. .473 OBP in 1993??? Look at the BB/K ratio too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted September 27, 2005 Author Share Posted September 27, 2005 QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Sep 27, 2005 -> 03:38 PM) I was going to start a thread on how I looked at his stats the other day and never really realized how good he is. .473 OBP in 1993??? Look at the BB/K ratio too. that was the year he almost hit .400, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Sep 27, 2005 -> 01:42 PM) that was the year he almost hit .400, no? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 I always thought he had a metal plate in his head Something to do with the aneurysm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 It's weird picturing him with a hat on. I'm happy he's having some success in Boston though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Sox Josh Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 His mom makes him wear it. That's what i heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted October 2, 2005 Author Share Posted October 2, 2005 QUOTE(White Sox Josh @ Oct 2, 2005 -> 12:05 AM) His mom makes him wear it. That's what i heard. Thats less than funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Sox Josh Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Oct 2, 2005 -> 08:40 AM) Thats less than funny. no i know. It's great that he is still playing baseball after what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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