Is Ichiro a certain HOFer?

[harlee71]

I think no doubt and will be in on 1st ballot.

[roasthawg]

Yes.

[Fishhead]

Cmon....of course.

LOL

[harlee71]

Big day...just putting it out there.

[Wulfman14]

yes and he shoud leave this shitty mariners team

[tealish]

question doesn't even need to be asked.

[Doc JS]

yes...

[Rixsaw]

10 straight seasons with 200+ hits and no press coverage. Apparently there isn't enough translators for the Japanese players.

[Naz18]

yes and he shoud leave this shitty mariners team

I was disappointed that he signed that contract a few years ago.

[Dank_Fire]

Yes..Great player, always stayed clear of steroid hype

[ExposingLines247]

no thread needed. When you been doing it for 10 straight years, your only 10 yrs so far its a no brainer. Just look at some of his numbers over the years, scary

[SouthBayGame]

IchyHO fo sho

[Kraghen]

I love this player, he runs fast and hit well... can't understand why he signed at seattle?! maybe he likes this city...

[todd24kb]

I was disappointed that he signed that contract a few years ago.

Suzuki is straight Japanese. Of course, his culture is embedded in him. Loyalty (+ money) must have played a huge role in his decision. Hands down, he's my favorite baseball player.

Unless he gets caught with gambling like Pete Rose or with HGH like many players, it'll be very very difficult for him to be an HOF. I don't think he neither does both. The guy is skinny. Wait, he's a skinny guy with power. He could do 40+ homers per season if he wanted to. Enough said.

Ichiro

[Stealinhome]

Great player

[jbrent95]

Absolutely. How many infield hits does he have?

[Shonner]

no discussion necessary

[todd24kb]

no discussion necessary

Yup...

[LordVodka]

What were we talking about again?


Who is that?

[brxbmbers42]

absolutely. unbelievable player. from day 1 in MLB.

[BRAVES1985]

dont like the guy to much but for sure 1st ballot HOF

[jagaf22]

[Team Ramrod]

I think they will look at both careers and say yes

[Pauulzcappin]

He couldn't have 40 homers for shit. Anyway first ballot HOFer, no doubter.

[Power Play]

Ichiro only scored 70 runs this season. He'd gets on base and get stranded or rolled on the double play.

[D3 Mighty Ducks]

Ichiro only scored 70 runs this season. He'd gets on base and get stranded or rolled on the double play.

Ok and...

[ukbro00]

Yes, first ballot, no contest.

[thebestthereis]

Absolutely. How many infield hits does he have?

wouldn't matter if he had zero infield hits. he has been fortunate to stay healthy, have the legs for a few extra hits here and there, great bat control, play in a nobody gives a shit media city, and lead off getting so many more at bats. for me i love that he plays every game and his defense is rock solid day in and day out.

[DBurton81]

No brainer.....c'mon now! Let's see some more jugs now

[jjgold]

YES

One of all time great singles hitters

[Power Play]

Ok and...

Hall of famer no doubt. Only weakness is his lack of power and relatively low walk totals. However a great fielder, brilliant hitter, and from what I see an awesome teammate.

[Jericholic]

I think he's a slam dunk first ballot hall of famer.

[samgurt]

yes and he shoud leave this shitty mariners team

Won't happen. Seattle has a lot more Japanese fans/culture than most places in the US. They will keep him til he retires for ticket sales by giving him contracts he won't be able to refuse.

It would've been cool to see how many career hits he would have by now if he didn't start his career over here so late

[RollPlayer]

It doesn't make sense for Ichiro to leave, the Mariners are one of the most popular teams over in Japan. back in 01 they had him and Kazuhiro Sasaki and the Mariners had more japanese fans than american ones

[Chugs]

Only question is weather it will be 1st ballot.