Best John O story (while maybe apocryphal) is Rickey, after joining John in Seattle, noticed he played in a helmet and said “I used to play with a guy like that in NY” and John said “yeah, Rickey, that was me”
Holy shit, the "whopper" part of the video played and then a real ad played and it was the SAME damn burger king commercial! What the hell is the nonsense.
I think you forgetting Mark Kotsay 641 abs 52 k's 45 hrs .404 ba 216 rbis. pitching (mainly a reliever/closer)3 wins 2 loses 14 saves 3.90 era (only bad stat)
Great vid. I share the love for John-O. The man seemed to hit 300 every year, also had some pop in his bat and, from what I’ve heard anyway, was a great teammate.
Surprisingly he only ever hit over .300 4 times. I figured he had more considering he's a .295 career hitter. He had another 4 where he hit over .290 but also like 6 seasons where he hit below .280.
Not only could he hit over .300 consistently, his 1993 season was one in which he hit over .400 for a good chunk of the season until he started to fall off post All-Star break.
i got to see trevor bauer and gerrit cole pitch at the college world series for ucla!! they were crazy good i also saw buster posey for florida state, jackie bradley jr. for south carolina, dustin ackley for unc, gordon beckham and josh fields for georgia
Loved Olerud from jump with the Jays. The era he played in kinda obscured how good he was - other 1Bs were hitting 40 bombs and driving in 100, and getting all the attention; while Olerud was busy "only" hitting .300, walking a hundred times, and playing the best defense in the league - except for the few years he shared a league with Mark Grace. Everybody in the '90s wanted a first baseman who could bat cleanup, a 1B tailor made for the 2-hole was bound to be underrated. What's weird (I mean not that weird - the Cubs had WGN showing their games nationwide) is that Grace is more remembered than Olerud, though Johnny O was better almost every year they were both in MLB. And yeah. The Babe Ruth of college ball.
I was at a Toronto v Texas series when Olerud was in Toronto and over a 3 game stretch when he didn't walk he bounced bullets off walls of Arlington Stadium. He hit the wall on every single ball he put in play!!
Thank You For The College Baseball History On OLERUD. I Learned Something New Today In Sports History. I Only Remember Him Wearing That Hitters Hat All Time & Now It All Makes Sense.
I can apricate trying to avoid recency bias, but you can't not at least mention Adley Rustchman. Buster Posy was amazing, but do you not agree Rustchman's time at Oregon State was any less impressive? As a two sport athlete freshman he played in 61 games, hitting .234/.322/.306 on his way to a CWS appearance. Sophomore year he gives up punting for the football team, reworks his swing and slashed .408/.505/.628 with nine home runs and 83 RBIs ending that season with a CWS record 17hits, CWS MVP and least forget the Championship itself? How did he follow that up? Junior year, pegged as the consensus number one over all pick, with a new Coach, multiple team mates from the past few seasons drafted in the first round? The answer is .411/.575/.751 with 17 home runs and 58 RBIs. Yes he didn't make it to the CWS that season, but his performance was so dominate that he took home both the Golden Spikes and the Dick Houser awards.
no mention of spencer torkelson? his total numbers get buried because of a covid-shortened season and an early collegiate exit for the draft, but being fortunate to watch him every day was a magnificent sight to behold. one of the sweetest right handed swings, incredible plate discipline, GREAT defense evident by his move to 3rd upon being drafted
YES! Olerud was great Id pay to watch that guy take BP Mostly forgotten mlb player but had a very respectable career with flashes of a superstar (93 season) He came to the sox in 2005 and i got there early, hoping to watch him hit. Maybe the most underrated swing in modern baseball And, I think, a real down to earth guy that's gone through heavy stuff...i believe the reason he came to Boston was because of the excellent hospitals. His kid had health issues.
Barry. However, Buster has a real argument. Lance Berkman was UNBELIEVABLE. My favorites though: Jeff Weaver, Giuseppe Chiaramonte, and Justin Wilson. Go Dogs!!!
Bob Horner was the best overall college hitter. Anthony Rendon was probably the best freshman and sophomore. For a two-way player, Dave Winfield was probably the best pitcher in college in 1973. Shut out USC's best team in the CWS. Horner and Winfield both went directly from college to the majors, Winfield of course as an outfielder.
I'm sorry. Barry Bonds wasn't ONE of the best players of his generation, Bonds is THE greatest player of his generation and arguably the greatest player of all time. Other than that, fantastic video!
on the contrary, these collegiate statements likely solidify Bonds as the greatest player on the offensive side of the ball. Steroids don't make you good at hitting the ball. all I'm saying
@@AidenBF56 Nobody says RBI. They say RBIs. What if it’s a single RBI? The term is named after a single action. So therefore multiple of that said single action is plural.
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Do I even have to say it?
Go Cougs!
It's Adley
Anytime John Olerud is recognized for how incredible of a player he was is a good day
Best John O story (while maybe apocryphal) is Rickey, after joining John in Seattle, noticed he played in a helmet and said “I used to play with a guy like that in NY” and John said “yeah, Rickey, that was me”
I love that story! 😂 That is so Rickey...lol
I hate to be that guy, but this story has been debunked by Rickey and Olerud himself
@@RileyMerlino apocryphal means “doubtful of origin”, I know the story is probably untrue, it’s still funny.
Todd Helton set the NCAA record for consecutive scoreless innings pitched at Tennessee
What was the count?
@@patrickhutchison6465 47.2 innings
get out of town! for real.??
@@karsonmapes no he's lying
@@vlt21 no he isnt, its a real record
Barry. Bonds. his entire team at ASU voted to kick him off the team but he was so valuable that the head coach vetoed the team’s vote
Holy shit, the "whopper" part of the video played and then a real ad played and it was the SAME damn burger king commercial! What the hell is the nonsense.
I love Mike's girl cosplay
Thank you. Johnny O was the guy I thought of immediately. 2 way player award named after him. No minors
I think you forgetting Mark Kotsay 641 abs 52 k's 45 hrs .404 ba 216 rbis. pitching (mainly a reliever/closer)3 wins 2 loses 14 saves 3.90 era (only bad stat)
Great vid. I share the love for John-O. The man seemed to hit 300 every year, also had some pop in his bat and, from what I’ve heard anyway, was a great teammate.
Surprisingly he only ever hit over .300 4 times. I figured he had more considering he's a .295 career hitter. He had another 4 where he hit over .290 but also like 6 seasons where he hit below
.280.
Not only could he hit over .300 consistently, his 1993 season was one in which he hit over .400 for a good chunk of the season until he started to fall off post All-Star break.
great list. always been an Olerud fan. thought you would put Brooks Kieschnick on the list
@breadandcircuses8127 on this channel yes he does
i got to see trevor bauer and gerrit cole pitch at the college world series for ucla!! they were crazy good
i also saw buster posey for florida state, jackie bradley jr. for south carolina, dustin ackley for unc, gordon beckham and josh fields for georgia
Loved Olerud from jump with the Jays. The era he played in kinda obscured how good he was - other 1Bs were hitting 40 bombs and driving in 100, and getting all the attention; while Olerud was busy "only" hitting .300, walking a hundred times, and playing the best defense in the league - except for the few years he shared a league with Mark Grace.
Everybody in the '90s wanted a first baseman who could bat cleanup, a 1B tailor made for the 2-hole was bound to be underrated. What's weird (I mean not that weird - the Cubs had WGN showing their games nationwide) is that Grace is more remembered than Olerud, though Johnny O was better almost every year they were both in MLB.
And yeah. The Babe Ruth of college ball.
I was at a Toronto v Texas series when Olerud was in Toronto and over a 3 game stretch when he didn't walk he bounced bullets off walls of Arlington Stadium. He hit the wall on every single ball he put in play!!
Thank You For The College Baseball History On OLERUD. I Learned Something New Today In Sports History. I Only Remember Him Wearing That Hitters Hat All Time & Now It All Makes Sense.
Damn young Jedi good job on the video. Baseball is life
I can apricate trying to avoid recency bias, but you can't not at least mention Adley Rustchman. Buster Posy was amazing, but do you not agree Rustchman's time at Oregon State was any less impressive? As a two sport athlete freshman he played in 61 games, hitting .234/.322/.306 on his way to a CWS appearance. Sophomore year he gives up punting for the football team, reworks his swing and slashed .408/.505/.628 with nine home runs and 83 RBIs ending that season with a CWS record 17hits, CWS MVP and least forget the Championship itself? How did he follow that up? Junior year, pegged as the consensus number one over all pick, with a new Coach, multiple team mates from the past few seasons drafted in the first round? The answer is .411/.575/.751 with 17 home runs and 58 RBIs. Yes he didn't make it to the CWS that season, but his performance was so dominate that he took home both the Golden Spikes and the Dick Houser awards.
Dear SRS team, you folks are killing it! Please keep it up
Robin Ventura and Pete incavillia were unreal at ok state.
Damn Max Scherzer has always looked older. Amazing pitcher
no mention of spencer torkelson? his total numbers get buried because of a covid-shortened season and an early collegiate exit for the draft, but being fortunate to watch him every day was a magnificent sight to behold. one of the sweetest right handed swings, incredible plate discipline, GREAT defense evident by his move to 3rd upon being drafted
Haven't seen a video with the narrator before, good job! 👍
Marshall mcDougall hit 6 hr in one game, which is impressive. Just pointing it out
Gerald Dempsey Posey III, not "Dempster"
Thank you
Great Vid! Love watching college baseball! I was wondering if you could do a video on Mickey Vernon?
YES! Olerud was great
Id pay to watch that guy take BP
Mostly forgotten mlb player but had a very respectable career with flashes of a superstar (93 season)
He came to the sox in 2005 and i got there early, hoping to watch him hit. Maybe the most underrated swing in modern baseball
And, I think, a real down to earth guy that's gone through heavy stuff...i believe the reason he came to Boston was because of the excellent hospitals. His kid had health issues.
I know Steve hacker, he gives lessons up at the place I hit at, my dad used to teach lessons at the same place with him
He's a super nice guy
Great video, nice work Jordan.
8:27 strickland pitching to posey in college lol
Interesting topic to cover, now I know why some if these guys were heavily scouted before they got drafted into the MLB
Can’t forget Pedro Alvarez….he broke every hitting record at Vanderbilt….it’s why he went 2nd overall in the 2008 draft….ahead of your boy Posey 🤷🏼♂️
great video
JD Drew, Pat Burrell and the freak Tim Linculm ( SP) should have been mentioned in my opinion
Before I even watch a second of this, it's Pete Incaviglia!
He better at least be top 3
Jered Weaver’s junior year at LBSU.
I love John Olerud. Watched him all the time when he was with Mariners.
Barry. However, Buster has a real argument. Lance Berkman was UNBELIEVABLE. My favorites though: Jeff Weaver, Giuseppe Chiaramonte, and Justin Wilson. Go Dogs!!!
Bob Horner was the best overall college hitter. Anthony Rendon was probably the best freshman and sophomore. For a two-way player, Dave Winfield was probably the best pitcher in college in 1973. Shut out USC's best team in the CWS. Horner and Winfield both went directly from college to the majors, Winfield of course as an outfielder.
I'm sorry. Barry Bonds wasn't ONE of the best players of his generation, Bonds is THE greatest player of his generation and arguably the greatest player of all time. Other than that, fantastic video!
Also Will Clark, and JD Drew weren't terrible in School.. Good list!
I miss watching Posey play 😢
eric sim is a jabroni
Jon olreud
Shout out Marshall McDougall.
I remember Pat Burrell being a stud at Miami U.
that guy had a great swing
Inky... everyone else is playing for 2nd place. 🧡
No Dustin Ackley, cmon SRS you guys are better than this.
What about Brooks Kieschnick? Texas 90-93 he’s the only 2x Dick howser trophy twice and won them back to back
👍 Great Video Thanks
Sucks that Buster called it quits. I respect it but he had so much baseball in front of him and proved he could play other positions.
on the contrary, these collegiate statements likely solidify Bonds as the greatest player on the offensive side of the ball. Steroids don't make you good at hitting the ball. all I'm saying
lol the shoutout to the king of juco
Lou Gehrig! You said of ALL time.
My guess off the top of my head before watching is Robin Ventura
Will Clark
JD Drew should be on this list
Why did everyone in this video only play three seasons? Do good players ever play for four seasons?
Best ones normally get drafted after the third season
Not sure why Ben McDonald is on this list. You spent more time explaining what a nice guy he is than justifying his placement in this video.
Darren Dreifort.
My girl deadnamed Buster Posey 😭😭😭
Who tf is this announcer?
John olerud was pretty good
Pete incaviglia has entered the chat
Spoke too soon
As a coug there is only one proper response to seeing John O. GO COUGS!
Kevin kopps?
Pete Incaviglia is by far the best player of all time………. Those will never be broken, the others may.
All this John Olerud talk with no Ricky story??
Mark Prior USC
Jeff Conine not being on this list is a travesty! 🤷🏼♂️
Pete Incaviglia 50HR, 143RBI(in 1 season) was named College Player of the Century!
Robin Ventura and it's not even close.
Brendan McKay
Calfzilla. Mark price
Wrong Jac Caglianone
Damn didn’t make it..
Adley Rutschman. No arguments
Pete incaviglia
Barry Bonds
Robin Ventura.
Khalil Greene
Where Carson Fulmer 🫤
JD Drew
RBIs
Most of the these were all in the gorilla ball era
Comleg
We’re talking college here let’s not say shohei ohtani who? Lmao 😂
people need to put some respect on bonds name jus cause roids when everyone else was using them he was the scapegoat
Mariners legend John Olerud
Posey
GIRLS can like BASEBALL?
When did a woman start doing videos for the channel?
Why doesn’t she pluralize RBI
You don’t have to. RBI stands for runs batted in, so it’s already plural.
@@AidenBF56it’s wrong
@@jschwizz2842 nope. RBI is already plural
@@Trumpisscum-420 no shit I’m saying who cares if it’s grammatically correct historically everyone has said RBIs
@@AidenBF56 Nobody says RBI. They say RBIs. What if it’s a single RBI? The term is named after a single action. So therefore multiple of that said single action is plural.