come on, an uninterrupted decade of 200+ hits. dayum.
― 40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Monday, 11 July 2011 13:06 (thirteen years ago) link
hi dere
http://www.thesportschronicle.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Hideki-Matsui-New-York-Yankees-2009-World-Series-ring.jpg
― sanskrit, Monday, 11 July 2011 14:00 (thirteen years ago) link
love that guy. even when he was with the yankees i loved him.
― 40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Monday, 11 July 2011 14:03 (thirteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Monday, 11 July 2011 23:01 (thirteen years ago) link
2 for 24 in last 5 games
― velko, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 05:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Ichiro Suzuki bolstered his chances at another 200-hit season by going 4-for-5 with a home run as the Seattle Mariners topped the visiting Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Friday.
Ichiro, vying to become the first major leaguer to reach the 200-hit plateau in 11 straight seasons, is 33 shy with 18 games remaining.
― buzza, Saturday, 10 September 2011 06:00 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-ZpHr5l0U0
― omar little, Saturday, 10 September 2011 07:23 (thirteen years ago) link
no
― buzza
― buzza, Tuesday, 27 September 2011 03:29 (twelve years ago) link
so what happens in two days? does Ichiro do the honourable thing?
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 27 September 2011 17:58 (twelve years ago) link
Ask for a trade? I hope so.
― Antonio Carlos Broheem (WmC), Tuesday, 27 September 2011 18:20 (twelve years ago) link
The good news is, his Baseball Reference page is available to anyone who wants to sponsor it for a mere $1,585.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 27 September 2011 18:57 (twelve years ago) link
folks suggest that ichiro's speed is down, which is reason for his decline both offensively and defensively (how many infield hits does he have this year compared to other seasons?), but he still swiped 40 bags this year (to date) with only 7 caught. i wouldn't be surprised to see him make a bit of a comeback next year, since i figure at this point he's even more of a singles hitter than he was before and singles hitters like ichiro and derek jeter can obviously still put up the batting average even after decline years.
― omar little, Tuesday, 27 September 2011 19:42 (twelve years ago) link
yeah I'm not going to belive Ichiro is done until he has a couple seasons like thisI mean really, even Jeets is having a good season and was way more likely to be "washed up"
― frogbs, Tuesday, 27 September 2011 19:44 (twelve years ago) link
Jeter's OPS + the last 2 seasons: 90, 98Ichiro's: 112, 85
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 27 September 2011 19:47 (twelve years ago) link
jeter's doing alright, he's basically having a good "singles hitter" year offensively and playing his usual shit D.
― omar little, Tuesday, 27 September 2011 19:47 (twelve years ago) link
I just looked it up, I'm actually kinda stunned that Jeter's only had one good fielding year and that was 2009
I realize he's never been a good fielder (despite winning Golden Gloves for some reason) but I would at least have thought he would have been about average ten years ago
― frogbs, Tuesday, 27 September 2011 19:51 (twelve years ago) link
I think you missed the first decade of the "Jeter Can't Field" wars.
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 27 September 2011 20:08 (twelve years ago) link
B-b-but what about when he dove into the stands for that foul ball or flipped the ball to the catcher and got Giambi out??!?!
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 27 September 2011 20:11 (twelve years ago) link
yeah I only really had whatever ESPN told me back then
― frogbs, Tuesday, 27 September 2011 20:14 (twelve years ago) link
those awards are used as cake icing for superstars having good offensive seasons usually and we have to remember that a gold glove was once awarded to viagra spokesman/anti-steroid activist rafael palmeiro during a season in which he played something like 15-20 games at first base and the remainder at DH.
― omar little, Tuesday, 27 September 2011 21:36 (twelve years ago) link
since the other thread is on ile
#Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki is transitioning to the role of Special Assistant to the Chairman, effective today.Read: https://t.co/HlZyrGdcVz pic.twitter.com/Gn4O2UB1Ee— MarinersPR (@MarinersPR) May 3, 2018
― mookieproof, Thursday, 3 May 2018 18:09 (six years ago) link
I was hoping for half a season of relief work.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 3 May 2018 18:10 (six years ago) link
Now I don’t feel as bad about walking Ichiro last night— Brett Anderson (@BAnderson3737) May 3, 2018
― mookieproof, Thursday, 3 May 2018 19:16 (six years ago) link
so he is effectively being retired, i guess? i know he has said he never wants to retire
― na (NA), Thursday, 3 May 2018 20:03 (six years ago) link
http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/22624561/ichiro-suzuki-return-seattle-mariners-resolve-internal-battle
I didn't know the stuff about the split with his father and the bleeding ulcer in 2009. I hope he can handle being taken off the field.
― WilliamC, Thursday, 3 May 2018 20:21 (six years ago) link
https://www.mlb.com/mariners/video/ichiro-s-strong-throw-c2523722983?t=t136-default-vtp
<3
― heinrich boll weevil (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 00:02 (five years ago) link
just announced that this morning's game will be his last
― heinrich boll weevil (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 21 March 2019 10:46 (five years ago) link
dayum
xpost
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 21 March 2019 10:55 (five years ago) link
that's an odd thing to do; but such is his way i guess.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 21 March 2019 14:15 (five years ago) link
lol he is older than me
― rip van wanko, Thursday, 21 March 2019 14:42 (five years ago) link
Ichiro and Kikuchi. 😢 pic.twitter.com/oeE9vATr2b— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 21, 2019
― omar little, Thursday, 21 March 2019 16:32 (five years ago) link
My favorite Ichiro stat is that critics were prepared for his batting average to take a real hit when he played for the Mariners (he hit .353 across 9 seasons playing for the Blue Wave)... he finished his MLB rookie season hitting .350.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 21 March 2019 22:12 (five years ago) link
(my #2 favorite):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtImIqR5neU
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 22 March 2019 05:44 (five years ago) link
hahaha
― heinrich boll weevil (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 22 March 2019 10:38 (five years ago) link