It's 2000. Rickey Henderson approaches his Seattle teammate John Olerud with a question: Why do you wear a batting helmet in the field?
Olerud explains that he had a brain aneurysm while in college and wears the helmet to protect the place in his skull where the surgeons went in to repair it.
"That's cool," Henderson says. "I had a teammate last year with the Mets who did the same thing."
"Yeah," Olerud replies. "That was me."
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For the record, Olerud has said that conversation never occurred. He also said it's a plausible story because it's Rickey Henderson.
Maybe Ricky should have worn a helmet, too. Sounds like he got hit in the head a few too many times! (chuckle)
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