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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Mar 21, 2019 1:55:29 GMT
 www.sfchronicle.com/athletics/article/Even-A-s-players-eager-to-pay-tribute-to-13702323TOKYO — The A’s are the home team for their season-opening series at the Tokyo Dome, but you wouldn’t guess it from the crowd — Mariners gear outnumbered A’s merchandise a good 5-to-1 Wednesday night, and the biggest cheers were for Seattle right fielder Ichiro Suzuki. Even the A’s had their eyes glued to Ichiro, a surefire Hall of Famer who probably is playing in his final big-league games. Khris Davis, who led the majors in homers last year, was hoping just to get to say, “Hi” at some point, and toward that aim, he planned to enlist Oakland manager Bob Melvin, who is close to Ichiro. “Absolutely,” Davis said. “I told BoMel, if you could hook it up with some inside perks, a goal of mine is to maybe just shake Ichiro’s hand and tell him I like Snoop Dogg — I heard he’s a Snoop Dogg fan. I always thought about what I’d say to him and I thought I’d talk to him about music. “I’ve watched him for a long time — Ichiro was Michael Jordan before he even came here. He was bigger than Michael Jordan in Japan. Look at his numbers and what he brought to the game, it’s just amazing. He is the GOAT, for real.”
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2019 2:35:40 GMT
That's a whole Pacific Northwest/Japan Thing....
You couldn't recognize that guy in in line in a Sushi Shop here in Philly............
Hits leader my a$$ - and I hate Pete Rose
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Post by hi224 on Mar 21, 2019 5:24:07 GMT
www.sfchronicle.com/athletics/article/Even-A-s-players-eager-to-pay-tribute-to-13702323TOKYO — The A’s are the home team for their season-opening series at the Tokyo Dome, but you wouldn’t guess it from the crowd — Mariners gear outnumbered A’s merchandise a good 5-to-1 Wednesday night, and the biggest cheers were for Seattle right fielder Ichiro Suzuki. Even the A’s had their eyes glued to Ichiro, a surefire Hall of Famer who probably is playing in his final big-league games. Khris Davis, who led the majors in homers last year, was hoping just to get to say, “Hi” at some point, and toward that aim, he planned to enlist Oakland manager Bob Melvin, who is close to Ichiro. “Absolutely,” Davis said. “I told BoMel, if you could hook it up with some inside perks, a goal of mine is to maybe just shake Ichiro’s hand and tell him I like Snoop Dogg — I heard he’s a Snoop Dogg fan. I always thought about what I’d say to him and I thought I’d talk to him about music. “I’ve watched him for a long time — Ichiro was Michael Jordan before he even came here. He was bigger than Michael Jordan in Japan. Look at his numbers and what he brought to the game, it’s just amazing. He is the GOAT, for real.” Always liked him as well. |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Mar 21, 2019 8:45:25 GMT
Some players are universally liked. Mariano Rivera was treated like a king his last year before retirement. I always thought he was one of the players (Tony Gwynn was the other) who could have challenged Joe DiMaggio's hit streak. H could hit to all fields, he was a singles hitter (power guys can't string together that many days), he was quick, he played on teams with a good lineup and he could handle the media pressure. Would he have the hit record if he started in the US? If he comes up at age 22 and averages 225 hits a season, that puts him in range of Pete (not going to do the math).
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Post by millar70 on Mar 21, 2019 10:54:54 GMT
Some players are universally liked. Mariano Rivera was treated like a king his last year before retirement. I always thought he was one of the players (Tony Gwynn was the other) who could have challenged Joe DiMaggio's hit streak. H could hit to all fields, he was a singles hitter (power guys can't string together that many days), he was quick, he played on teams with a good lineup and he could handle the media pressure. Would he have the hit record if he started in the US? If he comes up at age 22 and averages 225 hits a season, that puts him in range of Pete (not going to do the math). It's just been announced that today is Ichiro's last game. It's currently in the 4th inning, he's had two at-bats, will probably get one more plate appearance. |
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Mar 21, 2019 12:29:01 GMT
Some players are universally liked. Mariano Rivera was treated like a king his last year before retirement. I always thought he was one of the players (Tony Gwynn was the other) who could have challenged Joe DiMaggio's hit streak. H could hit to all fields, he was a singles hitter (power guys can't string together that many days), he was quick, he played on teams with a good lineup and he could handle the media pressure. Would he have the hit record if he started in the US? If he comes up at age 22 and averages 225 hits a season, that puts him in range of Pete (not going to do the math). It's just been announced that today is Ichiro's last game. It's currently in the 4th inning, he's had two at-bats, will probably get one more plate appearance. what a guy!
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Post by sdm3 on Mar 21, 2019 12:30:05 GMT
"Who the fuck is Tom Brady?"
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Post by twothousandonemark on Mar 21, 2019 14:51:02 GMT
I might have Ichiro on my all time baseball roster, off the bench so be it.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Mar 21, 2019 15:01:11 GMT
As solid an all around player as I've seen play in person. If you ever saw him in BP, he'd routinely opt to swing for the fences and could easily clear the wall, he simply chose to stay within himself during the games and not swing for homers, instead opting to punch the ball in play and use his legs to to get on base and set the table for those behind him.
I saw him once while with the Mariners at Yankee Stadium and he had one of the best game I've ever seen in person. He was working the pitchers, fouling off tough pitch after tough pitch, getting on base, stealing bases, putting his teammates in position to drive in runs, had 2 OF assists, scored 4 runs, just impacted the game in every way you can.
Hats off to a great player. He'll be missed.
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Post by Rufus-T on Mar 21, 2019 16:08:08 GMT
Some players are universally liked. Mariano Rivera was treated like a king his last year before retirement. I always thought he was one of the players (Tony Gwynn was the other) who could have challenged Joe DiMaggio's hit streak. H could hit to all fields, he was a singles hitter (power guys can't string together that many days), he was quick, he played on teams with a good lineup and he could handle the media pressure. Would he have the hit record if he started in the US? If he comes up at age 22 and averages 225 hits a season, that puts him in range of Pete (not going to do the math). It's just been announced that today is Ichiro's last game. It's currently in the 4th inning, he's had two at-bats, will probably get one more plate appearance. Would have been more appropriate if he plays at least one more game at Seattle for farewell.
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Post by fjenkins on Mar 21, 2019 17:26:21 GMT
Ichiro's first ten years in the Majors are possible the best first ten overall years any player has ever had, pound for pound.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Mar 21, 2019 17:40:27 GMT
Ichiro's first ten years in the Majors are possible the best first ten overall years any player has ever had, pound for pound. Tough to say but during my lifetime, I'd say Albert Pujols.
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Post by hi224 on Mar 21, 2019 17:50:29 GMT
Ichiro's first ten years in the Majors are possible the best first ten overall years any player has ever had, pound for pound. Tough to say but during my lifetime, I'd say Albert Pujols. Pujols shouldve taken less to stay in st louis. |
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Post by Rufus-T on Mar 21, 2019 18:18:09 GMT
Ichiro's first ten years in the Majors are possible the best first ten overall years any player has ever had, pound for pound. Not sure about the best, but for sure one of the best. Without checking the others with great first 10 years come to mind for the ones I watched are: Albert Pujols, Barry Bond, Wade Boggs,
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Post by fjenkins on Mar 21, 2019 20:52:04 GMT
Ichiro's first ten years in the Majors are possible the best first ten overall years any player has ever had, pound for pound. Not sure about the best, but for sure one of the best. Without checking the others with great first 10 years come to mind for the ones I watched are: Albert Pujols, Barry Bond, Wade Boggs, Defintely Boggs and Albert but not Bonds, he had a few average seasons in those first ten, it's that area when he had the 3 mvps in 4 years (and should have been 4) that make you think his first ten years were great. Boggs, 5 batting titles, 7 200 hit seasons in those first ten, yeah, he's up there with Ichiro for sure (ten 200 hit seasons his first ten years)
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Post by fjenkins on Mar 21, 2019 20:53:35 GMT
Ichiro's first ten years in the Majors are possible the best first ten overall years any player has ever had, pound for pound. Tough to say but during my lifetime, I'd say Albert Pujols. Definitely one of the best first ten years, and oddly the exact same years as Ichiro. Compare them and look, I honestly think it's hard to say who's is better. Ichiro and those ten 200 hit seasons but Albert's got the 3 MVPs and a crapload of home runs (and hit .300 every year).
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Mar 21, 2019 20:57:04 GMT
3000 hits and 10 gold gloves. That is impressive. And like someone said, he had power, but that wasn't his game.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Mar 21, 2019 21:48:40 GMT
Ichiro's first ten years in the Majors are possible the best first ten overall years any player has ever had, pound for pound. Brady Anderson
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Post by Rufus-T on Mar 21, 2019 22:02:34 GMT
Tough to say but during my lifetime, I'd say Albert Pujols. Pujols shouldve taken less to stay in st louis. Many players do lessen their legendary status after leaving their original team after many years there. I wish he had stayed with the Cardinals. They might have beaten the Red Sox in the 2013 WS with him on the team.
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Post by fjenkins on Mar 21, 2019 22:09:16 GMT
Ichiro's first ten years in the Majors are possible the best first ten overall years any player has ever had, pound for pound. Brady Anderson Man, possibly the most obvious case of juicing one season ever, only Beltre comes close.
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