Ichiro worth celebrating but don't believe hype about passing Cobb - SI.com
One day in the summer of 2010, Ichiro Suzuki arrived for work to the visiting clubhouse at Yankee Stadium, He was still a Mariner then, and he wore a handsome summer suit, olive in color and right off the pages of GQ . He had on small-framed... He went 2 for 4 that day versus the Yankees , a common output for a man who came into the majors in 2001 with a phalanx of Japanese reporters following his every move and established himself, more or less immediately, as the greatest hit-maker of... From, that odd, bent, knees-together stance, Ichiro has lashed the ball to all parts of the field. He led the American League in hits seven times between 2001 and '10. He batted better than. In '04 he had 262 hits, and 225 singles (Ichiro has shown some power but is in true measure a singles hitter all the way) both of those being more than anyone has ever had in a major league season. All of this explains why now, as a 41-year-old part-time outfielder for the Marlins , Ichiro has a robust 2,915 career hits. He has been a. 267 hitter over the past three seasons but he is still a thoroughbred, still solid in the field (in his prime the guy could seriously pick it, winning 10 Gold Gloves) and still a unique presence in the batter’s box. Source: www.si.com
