John Olerud was as good as you’ve been told

John Olerud Washington State University athletic communications 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…