Ichiro Suzuki: Hitman

Ichiro becomes the first player in MLB history with at least 200 hits in 10 consecutive seasons.

One of the most underated players in the game today IMO.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AvIkJ44FmuBB02LgSQrdAsk5nYcB?slug=ap-mariners-suzuki-200hits

Who thinks Ichiros underrated?

Who thinks Ichiros underrated?

BeanTownBrown86

Underrated may not be the right word. It just seems like nobody ever talks about Ichiro.

Forget about consecutive. Only one other player, Pete Rose, recorded 10 200+ hit seasons total in his career. Ichiro has yet to play a season in which he didn't hit 200.

Also, 200 hits and only 70 runs. That's how bad the Mariners offense is.

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Who thinks Ichiros underrated?

camarowu

Underrated may not be the right word. It just seems like nobody ever talks about Ichiro.

Also, consider his time playing in Japan. He was a rookie in 1992 and didn't come to Seattle until 2001.DJ_Magneto

Yeah, if he would have been able to come to the Majors right off the bat or at least a just a few years after, he would most likely end up passing Pete Rose for most hits all-time easy! The guy is an animal!

Another victim of ESPN driven casual sports fans who only care about highlights... Ichiro is a top 5 player for his generation, but because he does not hit homeruns, some people don't even know who he freaking is... the best slap hitter and base runner in a decade and a superb, prennial Gold Glove defender...

I don't really follow baseball much, but do have incredible respect for Ichiro. His throws are freaking lasers, its a sight to see.