Ichiro ????

[thunder666]

What's up with him ? Is he injured or something ?

[BGarrett7]

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Steroids.

[Scottdau]

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Steroids.

Yeah you can tell he is freaking hugh!

[keRplunK]

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Ichiro is one of the most unpredictable players in the league.

He can look like the worst hitter I've ever seen...and then he can hit close to .500 for a month.

One of these days he may fall off...but I don't think it's happened yet...just wait and he'll come out of it..he's started slow before.

[Stoud]

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I was worried that last year was a sign, and it might have been. I was wondering how Ichiro could go from hitting .372 one year to .303 just like that. Nobody ever said anything because he's still hitting above .300, and his average over .300 fluctuates a bit. However.... I mean....isn't it a rather ominous sign when a player drops in average by 70 points? If it was anyone else but Ichiro we'd all be saying a combination of "sterroids"(which is most likely ridiculous), "ride is over", and "injury".

I still think Ichiro has a lot of great years in him, I'm just worried that "great" could go from meaning a high avg in the .300's to possibly a .280's or .290's avg, or god forbid worse.

As for his troubles right now? I'm pretty convinced that his performance and lack thereof in this season so far has a lot more to do with the WBC than him falling off, or anything else. Give him a month, and he'll be hitting just fine again.

[cbgatorade0202]

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I believe Ichiro will be just fine. I also wouldnt be to worried that droppin .370 to .303 is the Biggest Deal in a world. Thatz still a great batting Average and .370 is just Spectacular.

Now if he cant stay over .300 this year for the year, then Ichiro may be dropping off but I really doubt he's in bad shape

[Stoud]

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Well, he just went 4-4 today. I still think there's a legitimate argument that Ichiro could be losing something, but the thing is that what he's losing is still above .300, so it really doesn't matter all that much.

Good to see some signs of him finally bouncing back.

[keRplunK]

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Well, he just went 4-4 today. I still think there's a legitimate argument that Ichiro could be losing something, but the thing is that what he's losing is still above .300, so it really doesn't matter all that much.

Good to see some signs of him finally bouncing back.

It's waaaay to early to tell if he's actually lost anything.

In 2002 he hit .321 and in 2003 he hit .312.......Everyone was writing articles that pitchers had figured him out....etc etc....and then....in 2004 he hit .372.....

So...I have no idea what he's going to do.

[Dispatch]

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I hope he comes around because he's on my fantasy team. But when he played the Sox he looked like he was getting a littel better.

[Thrasha]

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I think he needs stop being so hack-happy. He relies on his speed a little too much and when that goes on him his average will really sink (not being able to beat out the infield hits).

He's gone on record as saying he doesn't like to walk, maybe someone should pull him aside and talk to him about that.

[keRplunK]

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I think he needs stop being so hack-happy. He relies on his speed a little too much and when that goes on him his average will really sink (not being able to beat out the infield hits).

He's gone on record as saying he doesn't like to walk, maybe someone should pull him aside and talk to him about that.

They have, and everytime they do he goes into a slump.

[Thrasha]

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They have, and everytime they do he goes into a slump.

Well sooner or later his speed is going to take a hit. I still think he could be a great hitter if he was just more patient.

[keRplunK]

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I still think he could be a great hitter if he was just more patient.

I think he already is a great hitter, but it would probably help if he was more selective...but Ichiro is a different breed of baseball player.

[Thrasha]

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I think he already is a great hitter, but it would probably help if he was more selective...but Ichiro is a different breed of baseball player.

Yeah he is a great hitter, I meant to say that. Just saying he'd be even better if he was a little selective.

[pennstlbu]

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As a Mariner fan, I'm not worried about Ichiro. I'm more worried about Beltre. I figured he'd bounce back from his struggles last year, and he looked great at the beginning of the WBC. But he was batting .109 until a few games ago, and just got his first RBI last night. Hopefully, he continues to get better, as he is 4 for his last 10 in the last 3 games.