John Olerud was a Seriously Underrated Baseball Player

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[@Arden2000]

“You’re going to the mets game too? Nice. What row are you sitting in?” “First base”

[@ccgb92]

LOL

[@MickLoud999]

I was at a Canucks game. We scalped tickets and got the first row beside the Black Hawks bench. My brother is a Hawks fan and was in heaven. It was a televised game so they often stood in front of us during commercial breaks. As we were waiting for the puck to drop 2 blonde ladies came up to the row and asked us "Is this the first row"? Our noses were pressed up against the glass! No ladies. The first row is on the ice near the face off circle. They gave us weird looks and we let them pass!

[@Arden2000]

Mr DMc lmao that’s sick

[@robertbeirne9813]

Mr DMc are you in the wrong comment section?

[@kirkprospector4958]

@@robertbeirne9813 I think all he needed was a Canadian sports team and the word "first" to launch this one.

[@kylebrown8760]

John Olerud is a Jays LEGEND. We love him here.

[@vicentecamacho8484]

Kyle Brown 3 years with my Mets and he was a fan favorite.

[@kinthelt]

He's one of the few players I can name from the Jays in 92 and 93.

[@seipjere]

All-time favourite* for life. 🎖️ 🏆 👍🏻

[@vicentecamacho8484]

EDHOLLA and then the Trolls came out!

[@SuperStrik9]

Definitely. Jays fans will always love Johnny O.

[@GiantSquiddman]

When I was a little kid around 1990, my family saw three Jays games when they played the Twins in Minnesota. Before one of the games my brother and I got to watch some of the Jays take batting practice. After Kelly Gruber smacked a ball out into the bleachers, my brother got it and asked him to sign it for us. He did, and nothing against Kelly Gruber, but you could tell it was just a routine nothing to him, and after tossing it back to us he went about his day. Just then John Olerud came out of the dugout and we asked him to sign some kind of program or something, and he was so sheepish and actually pointed at himself and said "me?" when we asked him! He signed it for us and seemed genuinely happy to do it. I'll never forget that humility. Great guy.

[@bummer1912]

Your super underated as well

[@waydebaker33]

@@bummer1912 wow Rambo, that was really nice. Rambo is such a nice and peaceful guy.

[@bummer1912]

@@waydebaker33 I like people who are more laid back

[@waydebaker33]

@@bummer1912 Me too. That's why I've started living with a pack of wild dogs that runs through my neighborhood. I've given up on "normal" people. These four legged ones are great.

[@toptenguy1]

In fairness to Gruber, he was already a big star back then. Olerud was still relatively unknown at the time. if it was actually 1990, he was not the full time 1st baseman yet, it was Fred McGriff. So I'm guessing a near rookie/non starter would indeed be more excited about an autograph than an All Star level player.

[@alexroberts6412]

I was starting to think Olerud was a figment of my imagination. No one ever seemed to remember him. Thank you for saving my sanity

[@tylerstevens1904]

Fred McGriff, John Olerud, Carlos Delgado. Not a bad streak at first for the Jays. All great ballplayers. All underrated. All should be getting a better look for the Hall of Fame.

[@erickennedy4480]

Delgado should be in the Hall of Fame

[@tonyanthonyfowler]

Agree Delgado and crime dog are HOF worthy....olerud is borderline but not....

[@tylerstevens1904]

@@tonyanthonyfowler Fair enough. My thought is he should have gotten a better look, not just dismissed out of hand as he was.

[@brianc9036]

If Olerud put together stats that got him closer to 3,000 hits I could a strong case. But none the less the guy was a really good player for a long time.

[@thefamily5357]

All 3 should be.

[@liamcrothers8896]

Jays fans out here like "You're not telling me anything new here."

[@alexanderfooy723]

Liam Crothers Mets fans as well.

[@rederik99]

Yup. Jays fans knew. Other pitchers were so afraid of him! Intentional walk city.

[@FeelItRising]

@@alexanderfooy723 Washington State fans too

[@phlotographer]

@@FeelItRising Yes and a UW Husky fan as well as a Blue Jay fan loved him. Just no way to carry 3 first basemen. With all those terrific stats, HOF is missing a great one. In '93, I could not loose as being both a Phillies fan from the time I was 8 as well as being a Jays fan from inception attending games down by the lake as well as in Sky Dome (yes Sky Dome not Rogers Centre). Nope, only watched the opener with the snow but did see the Dave Stewart no hitter against as well as being at the only All Star event held in the Great White North -- home of the NBA Champion Toronto Raptors. Ah, what memories. Thanks Mike.

[@nikobellic3830]

Liam Crothers And Mariners fans

[@FloatingAppleProductions]

One of my favorite Mets. A joy to watch him play. It was always exciting to see him hit a home run because he wasn't a power guy.

[@moisesledesma2607]

He was a great contact hitter

[@elainechubb971]

I loved those late-90s Mets, and the great infield was such fun to watch on defense.

[@MrKrushgutz]

I remember how much he was talked about in 1993 because he was hitting 400 for the majority of the season.

[@jasondousett3620]

MrKrushgutz And had a 26 game hitting streak during that summer. He was a great ball player, strong consideration for the HOF, IMO

[@thegodfather1907]

He and the Blue Jays beat my Phillies in the 1993 World Series.

[@MickLoud999]

Actually in 1993 the top 3 batting averages were all Blue Jays Olerud .363, Molitor .332, Alomar .326

[@mikespongili8254]

@@MickLoud999 In the AL only. Andres Galarraga hit .370 to lead the majors, and guys like Gwynn and Bonds (Gregg Jefferies too, anyone?) hit for a better avg than Molitor.

[@cameranmanner4701]

@@MickLoud999 WAMCO was the bating line up.

[@jasonwong1624]

John Olerud is my favourite player of all-time. Watching him be an integral part of two World Series Championships was the highlight for me. The biggest testament to his character was how he voluntarily gave up his spot in the line up to Paul Molitor, in the 1993 World Series away games, as the didn’t have the Designated Hitter position.

[@arthurcooperman3106]

I was waiting for this video!! If Olerud was still in NY in 2000, they would’ve won for sure. Todd Zeile was great but Olerud was just so much better.

[@hankscorpio7767]

@Vincent Cuttolo might've been more competitive

[@jvaldez1896]

@Vincent Cuttolo The Yankees were a little bit Better, but the Mets were a very very good team that season with a Prime Mike Piazza. It could have gone either way with a little luck. It was a very exciting subway serie very exciting. Down to the last at bat!

[@jvaldez1896]

@Vincent Cuttolo Piazza wasn't much of a clutch hitter, now thats a really bad statement. Piazza was the most clutch power hitter on both teams maybe ever as a catcher. I remember in this series when Piazza just missed a homerun deep to center field that could have turned the whole series and taken it to a game 6. Play any video game at his prime and you will see for yourself, LOL.

[@CSDonohue11]

Real talk

Blue Jays fan always was a huge fan of John Olerud, he was production. Saw him with jays against mariners in seattle, his home run won the game. Very good video thanks for this!

[@SylviusTheMad]

The Mariners were a really interesting team when Olerud was there. Bret Boone got all this credit for all the RBIs he had, but since he hit behind John Olerud and Edgar Martinez, there was someone on-base for MORE THAN HALF of Boone's plate appearances. And he hit fourth; he led off innings more often than anyone on that team except Ichiro. But when he wasn't leading the inning, there was usually someone on base (and since Olerud and Edgar were both doubles machines, probably someone in scoring position).

[@justinlewis4970]

John has been my favorite player since he played down the road at WSU. I remember watching Moneyball and getting so pissed that John really missed the current era, when, as the video says, he would have been valued a lot more. But then I looked at his salary history: he got a lot of money from the Mariners to play the game he loved in his hometown. So, that makes me feel a little better. Still, if peer respect is anything, I think he ranks among the best.

[@marzf1004]

There's so much Mariners content on KZbin lately! I'm loving it! Olerud was (and honestly probably still is) my mom's favorite player his entire Mariners tenure

[@BogartWestern]

As a 90s kid who played first base and hit for contact pretty well, I definitely knew and admired Olerud.

[@everetth-top4760]

Wow! It's cool to see all of the love for Olerud no matter where he played. Toronto...loved. New York..loved. Seattle..loved. I am sure if he played for the Angels back in the day, I would had loved him play for my team, too.

[@SportStorm23]

Wow, can't say I've heard of Olerud before this video, but how does a guy that hit .363 in the Blue Jays championship season not get talked about more often?

[@herotomillions4095]

Because he played his first 7-8 seasons with the Jays

[@joelegue182]

He was the "O" in the W-A-M-C-O in the Jays Championship teams. Points to anyone who can name all 5 members of this killer's row of hitters!

[@herotomillions4095]

@@joelegue182 White Alomar Molitor Carter Olerud Not hard

[@toptenguy1]

@@herotomillions4095 And in late 1993, they added friggin' Rickey Henderson to that. It would have been shocking had they NOT won the World Series!

[@75aces97]

1990s baseball was very one note. If you played a corner position and didn't eat steroids for breakfast and hit 50 HR, you didn't get any publicity. Getting on base and getting people out was for squares.

[@jayshiggs]

He was a great Met and the fans loved him. I was heartbroken when he left, broke up the best fielding infield ever.

[@75aces97]

I was mad about it. If I have a great infield or pitching rotation, I'm holding it together like grim death. Having Keith Hernandez for 8 years was enough to convince me of the value of a consistent gold glove first baseman. With that infield you knew a ground ball was an out or double play.

[@ThePyroHunk]

He had a sweet swing. Loved his time with the Mets 😊

[@GeoffBosco]

Yeah that swing was a beautiful thing to watch.

[@koolaid117]

I was just reminiscing about those great Blue jays teams. I remember watching Olerud chasing .400 and it was amazing. A member of my favorites team chasing the legendary Ted Williams. Throw in back to back World Series wins and it was a great time to be a Jays fan! Love Olerud!

[@mastermindmartialarts]

I always had mad respect for Olerud. He was never super spectacular when he played so he got overlooked but his consistency is amazing.

[@shack8110]

Dude was solid day after day.

[@jasondousett3620]

yu stu It is unfortunate that solid players like him don’t get the recognition because of his quiet demeanour. The guy was a stud without having to be ‘loud’.

[@mastermindmartialarts]

@@shack8110 super efficient

[@joshlewis575]

400 into August n 363 for a season are pretty spectacular

[@mastermindmartialarts]

@@joshlewis575 Agreed, but he was never a guy that was highlighted every night by sports casters like others from his era (McGwire, Griffey, Bonds, etc). His consistency often got overlooked because of the homerun hitting era he played in.

[@garrytreymendeziii5650]

Finally somebody giving Olerud his due! Even when he was playing people overlooked him (literally...on the subway). Side note: as a lifelong Mets fan, I have taken the 7 Train to many a game. Once, after staying late at Citi Field after a Sunday afternoon game, I noticed a tall man in sandals with wet hair on the platform waiting for the train. When he turned his head I recognized him as reliever, Jim Henderson, who had just worked an inning for the Mets an hour earlier. No one else recognized him. It seems if you are a 6’5”, somewhat nondescript white guy playing for the Mets, you can ride the subway without fear of being mobbed by fans.

[@opqs8157]

I always wondered why he had a batting helmet when he was on defense. Now I know

[@jasondousett3620]

OPQS Initially it was give him extra protection and confidence due to the surgery. Over the years, he couldn’t take it off as it just didn’t feel comfortable not having it on.

[@jasondousett3620]

OPQS Initially it was give him extra protection and confidence due to the surgery. Over the years, he couldn’t take it off as it just didn’t feel comfortable not having it on.

[@donwhiteley3293]

And knowing is half the battle. (Sorry, couldn't resist)

[@equinoxproject2284]

The one thing I loved about him was when he got pitched inside, like way inside, he didn't react at all. Totally cool, like you were not getting inside his head, and throwing him off his game.

[@cracklecracklebaybay5612]

As a kid growing up in the PNW playing 1st base in the 90s and early 2000's, Olerud was my dude. Always forget that he got a pair of rings with Toronto. Love to be reminded of that. I'm sure most Mariners fans feel the same about Olerud. Class act.

[@Zoggosh]

i definitely only remembered him as the helmet in the field guy. end of his career was about ages 7-11 for me, never knew just how productive he was and for how long. great vid

[@masterchief247]

Growing up, I always enjoyed players like Tony Gwen and Wade Boggs for their hitting. They reminded me of players of old from back in the day. The way they hit just screamed classic baseball. I was maybe 13 when Olerud came up and a Cubs fan from Indiana. Even I loved watching Olerud's sweet swing. I would always say, "Man, we need players like Olerud on the Cubs". We had Grace, but he was no Olerud.

[@RM-TheQuadroon]

I'm a Gen Xer, Olerud was in my staple of favorite players growing up. He was one of my favs for the reasons you gave for him being so unknown. Very humble and down to earth guy. Definitely underrated. Great vid!👍

[@codythompson759]

Man I forgot about John Olerud! I remember he was so consistent, great baseball player. What a swing! Also my kind of guy, humble and low key nothing wrong with that! Good video btw, thanks

[@n0lanv0id]

My favorite baseball player for sure - loved watching him play on the Mariners as I grew up.

[@connormancuso6434]

I just looked at his stats today before the video he was underrated

[@darwn977]

Hey hey, as a Jays fan, I LOVE John Olerud!! The man was batting .400 almost an entire year. Even until now the Jays commentators talk about Olerud's swing whenever they see someone with a sweet swing.

[@justinmolinari5338]

Thanks for making this, my favorite player of all time that I modeled my swing after coming up in the game. He signed a ball for me during a rain delay with the Mets in 1997 and it's the only sports memorabilia I own that I care about.

[@mikeabel7577]

Loved having Olerud in Seattle in the early 2000s. A true professional hitter and a Gold Glove caliber 1st baseman. Seemed like a good guy, too.

[@bbcanuck]

I adore John Olerud. Back when he was with the Jays I called him Toronto's Ted Williams.

[@StateoftheFranchiseSports]

I've met Michael Kay on the train once and didn't even realize until I got off the train, I tweeted him after 😂 he said he woulda given me a pic too

[@haedyncavanagh]

How did you not notice Kay’s massive head?

[@Thecnjxs]

Way late to this video but I'm glad I found it and your channel. John Olerud was easily my favorite baseball growing up, not even talking prime Olerud, I'm talking Mariners/Red Sox Olerud. Just seemed like a stand up guy that appreciated the fundamentals.

[@mjones9088]

Yes, I loved Olerud as a player, followed his career since WSU, and even more excited to watch him play as a Mariner.

[@johnkoziol1537]

EXTREMELY outstanding tribute video to the VASTLY underrated John Olerud!!!

[@gregwalter1283]

Nice work. He was certainly not the flashiest player, but as an O's fan who saw him play many times, I can tell with authority that he was one giant pain in the butt, with one of the smoothest swings you'll ever see.

[@75aces97]

We remember how valuable he was. Not the best power hitter, and 1st base isn't the position where people think defense first, but he caught EVERYTHING. When you have a glove like his at first, even bad infielder throws could be outs. That adds up over a season. I take a great glove like his with 20 HRs over a mediocre fielder and 35 HR any day. And to think, Toronto ate some of his salary to unload him. One of the all time bargain players. I was so ticked off when the Mets didn't extend him a few more seasons.

[@BlairDaly]

Excellent story! I admire the guy a lot too. I'm a big Mariners fan and am from Washington state, and somehow I didn't even know that Olerud was on the Jays when they won the World Series! WTH?! And that's awesome he took the subway to the games as the starting 1B of the Mets!

[@fredaaron762]

Great video on one of my favorite Mets of the late 90s. The trade of Robert Person for Olerud was outright theft. Getting him and Piazza made the Mets a winning team at the end of the decade, much like how the key to the Mets of the mid-80s was the acquisition of Keith Hernandez and Gary Carter. Speaking of Hernandez, if he had never played for the Mets, Olerud would rank as the best defensive first baseman who ever played for the franchise. It was a shame when he left the team after 1999 to play for Seattle, but I understand why he wanted to return home. Not to take anything away from Todd Zeile, but I've always felt that if Olerud re-signed with the Mets, they'd have had a better chance of beating the Yankees in the 2000 World Series and may have made the playoffs in 2001. Yes, you didn't have to sell me on the greatness of John Olerud. But then, he also helped me win two fantasy baseball league back in the 90s as well.

[@jtothed81]

I love that you made this. I remember when I decided to start switch hitting I recorded any Orlerud game. I watched Mark Grace a lot, another underated first basemen. Mark wasn't as good as John, or Kieth Hernandez but Mark owned the 90's with the most hits and 2b's.

[@jayhickey5012]

Olerud was one of my favorite players growing up. Great all around player and solid teammate.

[@TheEricHart]

He was one of my favorite players growing up, not only because he wore a helmet, but because he was really good as well. This is coming from a die hard Cardinals fan. If he ever had the chance to become a Cardinal our city would of definitely hyped him up more and brought him into the family. We care about production more than personality and him being quiet off the field and humble is a trait most of our players have had... I say most because we have had some players that are big time and have big personalities lol

[@Snick723]

I'm a die hard mets fan and the 3 years he was here made him my favorite 1st baseman ever. Much respect to John Olerud.

[@scottmcman7659]

Loved Olerud! As a Met fan, when you have a special player, you appreciate it more. Olerud had ice water running thru his veins and if anyone could start a rally to win a game, he could. He was one of those rare players that had a full compliment of intangibles. Something you can't teach or coach. A player either has it, or he doesn't and there weren't many. I don't even know if there are any today. The last I saw was Dan Murphy, who had intangibles up the butt.

[@rawhydemusic8620]

As a Rangers fan, I saw John play a lot when he was in Seattle. He was a great player. I appreciated the way he played. That kind of player is what I would want on my team everyday.... He was that damn good

[@ladiesman1ate7]

I appreciated olerud. Being a cubs fan, he reminded of another lefty 1st baseman who didn’t hit a lot of homeruns but was a career 300 hitter.

[@thefozzybear]

The best pure hitter I've seen in my lifetime. I was in my teens in 1992-1993 when the Jays won back to back WS.

[@Brian-dg3gh]

I was 12 in 1992 living near Toronto and a big baseball/blue jays fan and John was my favourite player. He definitely didn’t get the full respect his career deserved. Should be in HOF.

[@chefjd7]

Omg I’ve always thought this about him! One of baseballs forgotten gems and great players of his time. He is one of the players that I wished the A’s would have tried to throw the hat into the ring for!

[@ebscoHOSTpub]

i LOVED watching Olerud as a kid when he was with the Mets. He was always my favorite bc I could spot his helmet. Never knew why until today. Great video.

[@refzz1259]

I never knew he had people that questioned his desire to play. When he was in Toronto he was fantastic A true gentleman and you cant post numbers like that unless you are a fierce competitor whether it shows on your face or not

[@robbiegarnz7732]

I definitely remember him. Great and underrated player! In another era, he’d be a hall of famer.

[@CO-254]

That is one of the best most informative videos I've watched in a long time. Great information. Stories like this is what makes baseball the greatest sport in the world. (in my opinion).

[@STETTRACE]

This cat could HIT!!! GREAT swing. And an amazing situational hitter and player. With the game on the line and runners in scoring position... how many managers would LOVE to have him at the plate? A great all-around ball player who knew what the situation was at all times.

[@danielnoronha1465]

Thank you soooo much for this. My fav ball player of all time. Hall of famer in my heart

[@johnpenley]

I had the pleasure of seeing Olerud play in Seattle. He was like the Charlie Gehringer (the Mechanical Man) of his era. Would give ya Gold Glove defense, bat .300, and knock in 100 RBI like it was nothing. very underrated 1st basemen for sure.👍🏽

[@PiazzaGurl]

John really was underrated. To spend that much time the way he did and he even was a great and true first baseman yet barely recognized. It's crazy.

[@mrsmith3869]

he was great ! we loved him here in nyc and he went to the world series wit the mets

[@getsmack]

Being a huge Met fan thanks for this. Also Olerud is the only Jersey I have ever worn. Dude was a beast!

[@CanadaMMA]

John Olerud would be a mega star today. Not only with his natural skill, but the fact his style suits the game so well now. The man just knew how to get onbase. So many managers back them told him to swing more, and not focus on drawing so many walks. If he was allowed to play into his strengths, he'd have posted OBPs north of .400 every year of his career. He was also an INSANELY good 1st baseman defensively. If he'd been right handed, he easily had the range to play second or third.

[@kurtdanielson9173]

I lived in Canada for a few years and saw a lot of blue Jay games. Pitchers didn't think Olrued was underrated. He was a tough out with a sweet swing. Solid player and good guy.

[@zeldafreak1975]

Completely agree. Always one of my favorites growing up.

[@noahfriedman6357]

Olerud is the kind of guy that analytics guys LOVE

[@patrick9790]

As a kid, John Olerud was my favourite player during the back-to-back Jays era. I remember telling people he had a "good eye" lol

[@shirodyounker1927]

my brother was at OSU during the same time as Olerud at WSU. Said it was awe inspiring watching him take bp before a game...said he had 4 spots on the field...would take 8 swings..go in order from right field to left then reversed back hitting each of those spots...then he would be done.

[@bryannacaldwellsoccer]

Thanks for your video, I loved watching him play here in Toronto

[@DanielSong39]

Ironically I remember being bombarded with Olerud coverage in 1993, the .400 watch got kind of crazy (and yes, everyone was rooting for him)

[@dalea1691]

I remember him as a great player. His last year was with the Yankee's, he still pulled through

[@schnaq1609]

100% agree with you. He was a great all around player with a really pretty swing.

[@philliplee9545]

Loving this great insight into baseball during Coronavirus of 2020

[@MrLordwoodbine]

Thank for this. John Olerud was my favourite Jays' player at the time, and of course was compared to Ted Williams - I could admire his warm up swing for hours. A thing of beauty.

[@user-jl2zh5df4t]

He was a great player I remembered him as a kid watching him play for the blue jays and I remembered the 400 average chase during the summer of 92 or was it 93 but he was a great player for sure

[@MarkCzmic420]

He was definitely a awesome hitter.. I'm a Orioles fan but I always rooted for Olerud.

[@krisrydholm4564]

As a canadian , i watched him alot, we knew he was one of the very best , in my opinion for 5 years he was the best pure hitter in baseball

[@msgtblbj]

Wow thanks for this. I now have a deep appreciation for John Olerud.

[@barleymepodcast2301]

His dad was a doctor at the University of Washington. My grandma was a nurse there. John would come home every winter and sign cards people had given to his dad that year. So I managed to get his rookie card signed. Rad.

[@diggerbones5292]

As a Yankees fan, I respected Olerud huge. I got to see him a lot when he played in Toronto.

[@brenislanders]

I think it's funny that both Olerud and Delgado ended up on the Mets (albeit at different times) after competing for 1st base in Toronto.

[@RovingCanada]

Sometimes, the sports greats go unnoticed until they are done. That's when people look back and say wow!

[@Canuck204]

John Olerud was awesome for the Blue Jays, one of the best players for the back to back World Series years.

[@LoveLawWill]

I live in Seattle and work in the restaurant biz! About 5 years ago, i had a server turn to a table as another guest was leaving. The server said, do you know who that was, that was Russell Wilson! The guest who was still seated as Russell and his party were leaving smiled and nodded amiably. The server had no idea he had just talked to John Olrued!

[@144Donn]

We loved him in NY! To me the best part of the video was his turn @6:19 to throw home and nail Bonds for the DP!

[@TeddyBear-os7is]

John was an amazing player. Love the guy

[@jahrebel1308]

One of the best hitters I ever saw with the prettiest swing. Also wielded a good glove at first base.

[@1ReviewADay]

A few nights ago, i was trying to sleep, and for whatever reason, i started to think about the Blue Jays who won 2 World Series in a row. I was trying to see if i could think of all the players. I haven't thought about baseball at all in probably 20 years. I was able to name every player, except for John Olerud. By the time i could finally think of his name, i fell a sleep. The next day, i was on KZbin, and i see a video recommended to me titled "John Olerud was a Seriously Underrated Baseball Player" What are the odds.

[@zackhartmann]

john olerud is a Mariners legend. He played a game in highschool at my team's park and hit the ball over the center field wall, marked at 410' feet...

[@Rometiklan]

Big fan of Olerud when he was with the Jays. He had such a sweet swing.

[@dales8721]

With Olerud the '93 Jays were arguably the best baseball team ever assembled. Joe Carter, Ricky Henderson, Devon White, Roberto Alomar, Carlos Delgado, Tony Fernandez, Roger Clemons, Al Leiter, Juan Guzman, Pat Hentgen, Jack Morris, Dave Stewart, Duane Ward... who did I miss? If Olerud had any speed he would have batted .400 that year - not the type of runner to beat out an infield hit. With that lack of speed in mind it is amazing how many doubles and triples he hit that year. He is a Jays legend, glad I was oblivious to the conflict with Cito.

[@vinceb85]

bluejays 92/93 had legendary players. but olerud is hands down my favourite. nice vid

[@jvaldez1896]

As a Mets fan, John Olerud was a super clutch player, a player you definitely want on your team. He rarely if ever disappointed at the plate.

[@Eldeibi84]

Love John Olerud! That guy was a solid all around player.

[@RandallFPS]

Awesome awesome awesome video. Love seeing these kind of underrated players videos. Awesome stuff!

[@imilliemedina666]

SUPER JOHN was GREAT with the Mets. Saw him many times at Big Shea. He was the kind of hitter that the other team's dugout would watch just to study that swing.

[@henryrosariogonzalez7870]

I will alway remember him. He’s was one of the best in the 90’s

[@kevindenny3607]

Saw him play with WSU, he was a doubles machine. Everything he hit was hard, on a line and deep into the gaps.

[@respectdawildo_danjones508]

I modeled my swing when I was a kid after his and my approach to draw walks. I wasn’t that tall or fast, I needed other ways to excel, and fielding, getting on base (battling pitchers) were for me. John was prob my favorite player then, other then Piazza. Way underrated as .350+ bat average and over .400 OBP with a huge slugging % as well weren’t as common in the 90’s.