Suzuki Reaches 4,000 Hits as Yankees Gain in Playoff Race - NY USA

[AmyStrange]

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He'll always be "ICHIRO" to us out here in Seattle (for when he was with the Mariners, where he got more than half of those 4,000 hits). I'm not a big Yankee fan (the Red Sox are my team), but for Ichiro's sake, I hope the Yankees win the World Series this year. In my opinion, he deserves it more than any baseball player I know...

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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/22/sports/baseball/suzuki-reaches-4000-hits-as-yankees-gain-in-playoff-race.html?_r=0

"With a slight flick of the wrist, a familiar sight for so many of his hits, Ichiro Suzuki sent a dancing knuckleball into left field, creating a unique milestone.

"Suzuki’s first-inning single against Toronto Blue Jays starter R. A. Dickey in the Yankees’ 4-2 win Wednesday night gave him a total of 4,000 hits as a professional, 1,278 while playing for the Orix Blue Wave in the Nippon Professional Baseball League and 2,722 - 189 as a Yankee - in the major leagues... "

[Wounded Bear]

1. Yeah, he's a Yankee I just can't hate....

Go Ichiro!

[AmyStrange]

2. He'll be 40 on Oct 22...

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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/08/sports/baseball/a-yankee-not-rodriguez-creates-buzz.html?ref=ichirosuzuki

"When Yankees reliever Shawn Kelley played alongside Suzuki in Seattle, from 2009 to 2012, the Mariners would marvel at Suzuki’s ability to rap out hits. They had a saying in the bullpen and on the bench that if a ball off Suzuki’s bat bounced two times in the infield, he would reach first base safely. He was that fast. If the infielders could get to the ball on one bounce, at least they had a chance... "