2K24: Seattle Mariners

[revo]

Ben Gamel out 4-to-6 weeks with an oblique injury.

[madducks]

And the Mariners are reportedly close to bringing Ichiro back on a one year deal.

[Sour Masher]

And the Mariners are reportedly close to bringing Ichiro back on a one year deal.

Fitting. Ichiro may not get his due years down the line. He may be seen as just another guy who hung on to long to get to 3000 hits. Had he started his career in MLB rather than come over at 27, I firmly believe he would have ended up at least 3rd on the all time hits leader board, and possible atop it, if everything broke right for him. He'd likely also have cracked the top 10 in stolen bases. And he had a K rate that would have made DiMaggio proud. And almost as an after-thought to his offensive talent, he had a shockingly good arm early in his career. I remember the first time I saw him gun someone down his rookie year, it just surprised me that a guy his size could rocket the ball in like that.

Truly a unique talent--at least, I've never seen a player quite like him before or since. We label big swing players 3 outcome guys--walk, strike out, or homer. Ichiro was a one outcome guy--dude just hit. Never walked, and hardly ever Ked. Just a man who knew how to put barrel on ball more often than most in history. Up there with Gwynn with that skill in terms of players I've lived to see.

[TranaGreg]

Fitting. Ichiro may not get his due years down the line. He may be seen as just another guy who hung on to long to get to 3000 hits. Had he started his career in MLB rather than come over at 27, I firmly believe he would have ended up at least 3rd on the all time hits leader board, and possible atop it, if everything broke right for him. He'd likely also have cracked the top 10 in stolen bases. And he had a K rate that would have made DiMaggio proud. And almost as an after-thought to his offensive talent, he had a shockingly good arm early in his career. I remember the first time I saw him gun someone down his rookie year, it just surprised me that a guy his size could rocket the ball in like that.

Truly a unique talent--at least, I've never seen a player quite like him before or since. We label big swing players 3 outcome guys--walk, strike out, or homer. Ichiro was a one outcome guy--dude just hit. Never walked, and hardly ever Ked. Just a man who knew how to put barrel on ball more often than most in history. Up there with Gwynn with that skill in terms of players I've lived to see.

several years ago I had Jays tix on field level down the first base line sitting right beside the kid who sits on a stool & catches foul grounders & warms up the right fielder between innings; he was an older kid, maybe 15 ... I asked him if any players ever scare him when playing catch because of how hard they throw - only one, Ichiro.

[chancellor]

Nelson Cruz hurt his ankle slipping on the dugout steps after a 2-run homer. Severity TBD, though X-Rays were clean.

[revo]

Ichiro Suzuki has played his last game in MLB and has transitioned into a front office role. He officially finishes with 3,089 hits and a .311 average.

[cavebird]

That's a shame. They should at least activate him for one more game and have an Ichiro day. But yeah, father time gets them all sooner or later.

[cool hand]

Hit King.

[The Feral Slasher]

I turned on the radio last night because I heard Paxton had 16k's thru 7, ended up hearing what was Ichiro's last at bat. Word on the radio today was that he had not officially retired and the Mariners open next season in Japan, so wouldn't be to big a shock if he at least plays one more game for the Mariners

[madducks]

Ichiro Suzuki has played his last game in MLB and has transitioned into a front office role. He officially finishes with 3,089 hits and a .311 average.

Not only did Ichiro have great baseball skills, but he also had such great respect for the game and the other players. He always hustled and played the game at a higher level than a lot of other players without taunting or showboating. That's why you never heard anyone have anything bad to say about him. Because Ichiro earned everyone's respect. I agree that Ichiro deserves a retirement ceremony from the Mariners.

[chancellor]

If I had any doubts, Ichiro just locked down my HOF vote:

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/tom-brady-asked-ichiro-advice-stretching-ichiro-no-idea-brady-155301085.html

[The Dane]

If I had any doubts, Ichiro just locked down my HOF vote:

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/tom-bra...155301085.html

My greatest highlight of baseball fandom was when I paid to bring my two longest and dearest friends out to Northern California to see the All-Star Game at AT&T in 2007. Chief among all the memories we made that week was watching Ichiro hit the first inside-the-park homerun in All-Star Game history.

[Gregg]

My greatest highlight of baseball fandom was when I paid to bring my two longest and dearest friends out to Northern California to see the All-Star Game at AT&T in 2007. Chief among all the memories we made that week was watching Ichiro hit the first inside-the-park homerun in All-Star Game history.

Sweet!

[Hornsby]

My Favorite Ichiro Quote:

A doubleheader between the Mariners and the Indians in Cleveland on Tuesday brings to mind one of the greatest baseball quotes of all time. In April 2007, a four-game series between the teams had been canceled because of a snowstorm, and the games were being made up piecemeal as the season went along. On June 11, a Monday, the Mariners used a scheduled off day to visit Cleveland for the second of four games. Someone asked Ichiro Suzuki how he felt about the trip, and he did the rest:

“To tell the truth, I’m not excited to go to Cleveland, but we have to,” Ichiro said. “If I ever saw myself saying I’m excited going to Cleveland, I’d punch myself in the face, because I’m lying.”

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/ten-great-baseball-quotes-inspired-by-ichiro-hating-on-cleveland/

[revo]

Felix Hernandez demoted to the bullpen.