One thing you never mentioned in Ichiro's defense....is his ability to play CF!!
I've talked about this with Rod Carew and Pete Rose in the past and how they were moved out of 2B even though they showed to be capable of playing it.
A center fielder with Ichiro's hitting/running is a very nice asset. His organization chooses to have him play RF more...possibly they are making an error in that thinking??????
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<< <i>A center fielder with Ichiro's hitting/running is a very nice asset. His organization chooses to have him play RF more...possibly they are making an error in that thinking?????? >>
Well, it originally started that way because the Mariners had Mike Cameron, one of the best defensive CFs of the last 20 years, playing CF. So they put Ichiro in RF to take advantage of his incredible arm. They won 116 games that year, it worked out OK Since then, Ichiro has played some CF but has stated a preference for RF so the M's leave him there.
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One thing you never mentioned in Ichiro's defense....is his ability to play CF!!
I've talked about this with Rod Carew and Pete Rose in the past and how they were moved out of 2B even though they showed to be capable of playing it.
A center fielder with Ichiro's hitting/running is a very nice asset. His organization chooses to have him play RF more...possibly they are making an error in that thinking??????
<< <i>A center fielder with Ichiro's hitting/running is a very nice asset. His organization chooses to have him play RF more...possibly they are making an error in that thinking?????? >>
Well, it originally started that way because the Mariners had Mike Cameron, one of the best defensive CFs of the last 20 years, playing CF. So they put Ichiro in RF to take advantage of his incredible arm. They won 116 games that year, it worked out OK
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