Cobb Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 TORONTO -- Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki became the first player with 10 straight 200-hit seasons Thursday, breaking his record with a single to center in the fifth inning of the Mariners' game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Suzuki, whose 200 hits are the most in the majors, closed in on the mark with a two-out double to left off Blue Jays right-hander Shawn Hill in the third. He wasted no time in setting the record, lining a single up the middle on the first pitch he saw from Hill in the fifth. His teammates came to the top step of the dugout to applaud and Suzuki tipped his cap as the crowd gave him a standing ovation.Simply amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Over rated as a player, but amazing feat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastNiner Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Over rated as a player, but amazing feat. You're right, his 2,000 hits and gold gloves are over-rated........ People don't give him ENOUGH credit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Over rated as a player, but amazing feat. I kind of agree to an extent but this is still a tremendous milestone and will probably land him in Cooperstown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trutrojan8 Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Over rated as a player, but amazing feat.hahahaha what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Career .376 OBP, .430 SLG, that's good but not 'amazing' by any standards. I know he gets a lot hits and it is very impressive but overall he's not even a better hitter than Derek Jeter. The thing about Ichiro yeah he gets a lot of hits, but he doesn't draw many walks. Even Adam Dunn a guy with a .251 AVG has a higher OBP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2ThaG Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Best player in the MLB baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Next Knick Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Seriously I wish this guy would've played his whole career here...would've been something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trutrojan8 Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Career .376 OBP, .430 SLG, that's good but not 'amazing' by any standards. I know he gets a lot hits and it is very impressive but overall he's not even a better hitter than Derek Jeter. The thing about Ichiro yeah he gets a lot of hits, but he doesn't draw many walks. Even Adam Dunn a guy with a .251 AVG has a higher OBP.Career .331 BA. And who the [expletive] cares about slugging percentage for a lead off batter? He puts the ball and play, and he's one of the fastest guys in baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Saying he is overrated is pure insanity, sorry Fish. In the Major Leagues he is averaging 1.41 hits per game. If that is averaged out over the amount of games that Pete Rose played, Ichiro would have 5,129 hits. Of course, Ichiro will never play that many games, since he came to the Majors at age 28, and Pete Rose made his debut at age 22. I see where you are coming from though, and I too am more of an OPS guy, but you just can't ignore an insane hit total like this. He has more hits per game than Rose and Cobb (Ty Cobb, not Braves Fan Cobb). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastNiner Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 I just don't get how someone can think he is over-rated. No one puts him in the same category as the power hitters of our generation like Pujols, A-Rod, ect. He is the only player in MLB history to have 200+ hits for 10 straight seasons. Again, he is the only person to do that in 141 years of the MLB being around. If he played here instead of Japan for the eight years he spent there, there is no doubt that he would probably have at least 15-16 straight seasons of 200+ hits. Derek Jeter is a great player, but he's not a better hitter than Ichiro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 I totally disagree, I understand he's an amazing hitter but his OBP is .371, OBP is a more important stat than AVG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastNiner Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 I totally disagree, I understand he's an amazing hitter but his OBP is .371, OBP is a more important stat than AVG. I still don't think one can overlook the amount of hits he has though. I understand his OBP isn't great, but still, he's going to get 3,000 hits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 (edited) I still don't think one can overlook the amount of hits he has though. I understand his OBP isn't great, but still, he's going to get 3,000 hits. Look I don't think I'm over looking the fact that he's amazing at hitting singles, I'm more looking at his flaws rather than what he's good at. 40-50 walks for a lead off man? That's weak. And if you asked me who was the best all around OF of the previous decade I'd say Carlos Beltran without hesitation. Edited September 24, 2010 by Fish7718 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trutrojan8 Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 40-50 walks as a leadoff man would be weak if his average wasn't consistently above .330 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 40-50 walks as a leadoff man would be weak if his average wasn't consistently above .330Totally disagree, your job as the leadoff man is to get on base. He does it 37% of the time, who cares if its by a single or walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 (edited) I agree that OBP is more important than AVG, but he is the rare case when an exception can be made. And it's not like he has a horrible career OBP anyway. Better than most active MLB leadoff men (all but 2 or 3). 200 hits every season and 1.41 hits per game over a 10 year span is ridiculous, bottom line. Edited September 24, 2010 by Phightins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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