Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, July 13, 1990 TAG: 9007130102
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: ANAHEIM, CALIF. LENGTH: Short
"I have to go see it," said Hill, who said he sustained the cuts and scrapes on his feet, knees and right arm last week during a violent nightmare about spiders.
"I'm afraid of spiders, but there's a sense of reality," he said. "I can sit there and watch other people get scared and know it's just a movie."
The rookie was placed on the 15-day disabled list Thursday.
The nightmare occurred in Hill's Toronto apartment early last Friday morning. He said he dreamed that two large spiders were falling on him. He jumped out of bed and ran into a hallway wall, which bruised his arm but didn't wake him. He scampered up a flight of carpeted stairs, suffering friction burns on his knees and feet.
Hill said he had never walked in his sleep, although he said his mother did. However, he said, "I've had a spider phobia since I was a kid. I've always been terrified of spiders. My sister used to get me bad."
He said he dislikes spiders because, "they're creepy and sneaky."
Hill, who was hitting .239, said he had a second dream a few nights later in which a spider was coming at him. He was sleeping on a couch, jumped up and banged a knee against a coffee table. Otherwise, he was unhurt.
"I think I'm going to get some help," said Hill, who will discuss treatment options with team officials.
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