Orel Hershiser became known as one of baseball's most intelligent, well-spoken and thoughtful players during his unforgettable 1988 season. Now, 23 years later at age 52, Hershiser comes across as a tenured professor.Catching up with him as he prepared for his first season on ESPN's lead baseball broadcast team, he displayed all the insight of his playing days, with the added perspective of time gone by.One of the most interesting things about Hershiser is that he comes across as very honest about his own abilities – both positive and negative.  There's little false modesty with Hershiser - when 1988 is brought up, he politely challenges the tendency some people have to only cite that year from his career, noting that his 181 wins in his other years must mean something,