TCU Daily Skiff

Wednesday, February 6, 2002

Former Florida assistant named volleyball head coach

TCU triple jumper breaks school record over weekend

Juan Gonzalez to return in Rangers’ lineup

Erin Munger/SKIFF STAFF
Junior first baseman Walter Olmstead had problems getting a college scholarship to play baseball, but now he finds himself contemplating whether he should declare for the draft June 1.

A Field of Dreams
Focus, determination lead slugger toward big leagues
By Melissa Christensen
Skiff Staff

Walter Olmstead has always been a good athlete thanks to his natural talents. Admittedly, he is a mediocre player, never really the star.

But he has the potential to be great. His father knows it. His coaches know it. He just needed a reality check; some time to mature.

The wake-up call came after Olmstead’s freshman year at TCU. With a rocky season at his back and failing grades facing him, the choice was clear: Shape up or forget baseball. Olmstead chose the former.

“(It was) just the process of maturing and growing up,” the soft-spoken junior said. “The coaching staff told me if I would put my mind to it and put some effort into it, I could become very successful in baseball. That motivation right there changed my perspective.”
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MLB commissioner postpones cuts until 2003
By Ronald Blum
Associated Press

NEW YORK — Faced with a string of legal losses, baseball commissioner Bud Selig finally decided Tuesday that the sport won’t try to eliminate teams this year and postponed elimination until 2003.
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