Ichiro is Peter Pan
When I listen to some sports talk show the other day, gave highlights on the night before the MLB All-Star game. I heard the voice of Ichiro Suzuki, MVP of the game, come on my radio, speaking perfect English during the post-match interview. I was surprised when the progress that has been listening to our language. Of course, I realized that Ichiro spoke through an interpreter.
While Vladimir "The Impaler" Guerrero was the baseball bat-500 feet on the streetwho won the Home Run Derby, Ichiro has proven its worth when it counted. E 'was 3 for 3 in the big game, shows the lack of pitchers in the National League and the fans what they have in the past seven years. In the first inning, Ichiro simple patented Jake Peavy is pierced. Later in the game, press a long fly on the wall in right field. When the ball bounces funny in the right wall of the venerable Ken Griffey Jr., Ichiro everyone knew that the park had a chance to score. Eno.
The apparatus Mystique Mariner outfielder Japan in Seattle since 2001, when it was imported. He (or not) does not speak fluent English, although some sources say that in order to avoid journalists. Keeps your racket in a humidifier should listen to rap music and loves Star Wars. "Ichiro limited vocabulary of the United States consists of phrases such as" How Dog "and" Yo Mama ".
As I write this post, the Seattle Marinershas accepted a five-year contract with Mr. Suzuki in the neighborhood of a hundred million smackers. Although the Mariners Moose, Ichiro is the real mascot Mariner. He alone is responsible for the development of thousands of fans in the stadium every night. What other player has his name chanted in unison by an entire baseball stadium, is ready to be adopted?
Press contact is something I can do better than anyone that Ichiro has never played. His style is a hairunorthodox, to say the least. Do not come back into balance, as the book making shots, but his weight change often, the front foot, bringing the bat in the strike zone, as if it were a broom. Do not bring your child does not take the path Ichiro, but it has proved extremely effective. He has touched more than 0,300 majors each year, including 0.355 so far this year. If Vlad the Impaler, acupuncture, and Ichiro, paste the line from the other teamUnits at a time. He is the Peter Pan of the American League, graceful flitting back and forth, pursued plans Cue half, only to land in the short term.
Sabermetricians who hate him. It takes less than one foot for every ten plate appearances in his career, even if their relationship a bit 'better in 2007. He has little power, better Hit Em 'where it is not (see Wee Willie Keeler). Although 0333 was a success rate of his career, on the basis ofIt is only 0.379 percent and 0,439 percent is a figure almost hits Ruthie. But when asked today the guys at GM wants to build a team with the name of Ichiro climbs upwards.
In addition to visits incredible ability Ichiro, a gazelle in BasePath. According to the first base line on an elegant 3.2 seconds put him there with the best player in history. If a helicopter crashes to the ground, forget it. If you send into space,probably in the third less than ten seconds.
His throwing arm is a cannon, especially for someone who is so little to build. Players and fans from around the world know that Ichiro does not work on, sometimes we try. His move to the right center field was Jose Guillen, Mariners this year, a significant improvement over Jeremy Reed and Willie Bloomquist. Ichiro is one of the best central defender in the game, but not often seen, as it appears on ESPN's web gems. Aboutshould start to jump or dive if you can hit the ball on the ground?
Two players who can play like I grew up, I remember watching Ichiro plate. Wade Boggs and Tony Gwynn success is defined only in 80 to give the power of the ability to hit consistently, the guideline for all fields. If you look at comparable statistics Ichiro, even if people like Bake McBride and Ron Leflore ... good player, but instead of his caliber. In fact, it is difficultPlayers like Ichiro in the course of baseball history.
Ironically, the player is at least as Ichiro is his own teammate, Richie Sexson, a ball out of the park every five games, and somehow makes millions of dollars to do. Baseball today is the shot requires a long ball high on billboards be removed. Knowing preaches the metric value of the foot and ran away from home. Ichiro size exceeds the wisdom of today.
I have a deepApplication: Baseball is not (or not) win. The game I like Ernie Banks, the curse of the Bambino pine tar and surrender to the blower fan interference and called the coach to talk face to face with the referees. In fact, my favorite part of the game, the pitcher-batter duel. The world stops when John Lackey friezes Alex Rodriguez. Not by step, moment by moment, who will win the battle? Ichiro wins its wars than any other player.
MyDaughter just turned one year last month. I'm going to share my love for the game with her as she grows. I like the idea of seeing Ichiro Suzuki play, even if it is an old man. I tell him he is the "Peter Pan" of baseball - which is dotted Neverland with fairy dust, just a little 'too fast for the understanding of the dreaded Captain Hook to be captured.
In the future, on a hot summer day, a crowd in Cooperstown, New York to rise. Youdraw your attention to the man on the podium, I was happy with his bat and glove. It was not like any other player I've ever seen. He does not speak in a language they understand, but his words will be transmitted by another. That's because it comes from another place in this world. Modeling the few English words he knows, he exclaimed: "What up dog," and the popular will to change the "I-CHI-RO, I-CHI-RO!
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