Fans of the Washington State Cougars already know how good John Olerud was, but every once in a while, the rest of the country needs to be reminded.
Enter ESPN’s Ryan McGee, who decided to shine a spotlight back on Olerud with a relatively brief feature today, calling him “the greatest two-way player in the history of college baseball.”
It starts off with this anecdote:
Here is how great John Olerud was in college.
Every week during practice, the Washington State baseball team ran the Ole (pronounced “Oh-lee”) Drill. The beanpole underclassman would step into the batter’s box while his Cougars teammates took their positions in the field.