Garrett Olson Reflects on the Garrett Olson Era
Oriole-turned-Cub-turned-Mariner Garrett Olson talks about what it was like to hear he was Chicago-bound in the deal that sent Felix Pie to the O's.
From the Fresno Bee:
"Going to the Cubs, I had talked to the GM, talked to the pitching coach, a few other guys in the office. You definitely get excited for that. The thing is everybody knows the story about Chicago: haven't won a World Series in 100 years, and playing at Wrigley [Field], that's kind of like an icon in baseball. The opportunity developing in front of you is exciting."
Now Olson is with the Mariners, who have only gone 31 years without winning a World Series.
(Note: seems that we have reached the point in this country where it is physically impossible for someone from outside Chicago to say the word "Cubs" without saying the words "100 years" in the same sentence.)
One other item from the article--this telling quote from Orioles manager Dave Trembley:
"I'm not talking down on the kid, because I really like him," Trembley said... "He ought to let up on himself is what he ought to do. He ought to take a deep breath, smell the roses and realize he's in the big leagues. It doesn't look like he enjoys it."Olson said he's spent time this offseason with a sports psychologist who's helped him to do just that -- simplify his life on and off the field, remove some of the pressure and not try to do too much.
Doesn't sound like the kind of guy who would have thrived under Lou Piniella, does he?
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