July 31, 2016

A Q&A with Ichiro Suzuki:
I really hope he plays forever...

When I first came, I had a three-year deal. At that point all I thought was that I want to do the best I can in those three years. But in my first game, there was a play I made that was pretty good. I came in and Lou [Piniella, Seattle's manager from 1993 to 2002] gave me a kiss. So I thought, "Three years is too long! If I am going to get kissed every day, I don't want to be here!"

posted by grum@work to baseball at 07:33 AM - 1 comment

Love Ichiro. His common about his favorite American phrase to Bob Costas (dealing with Kansas City in August) is one of my all-time favorite athlete interview moments.

The Ringer had a good "what if" article about what if Ichiro had tried to hit more for power.

posted by holden at 09:24 PM on July 31, 2016

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