Super Ichiro Crazy!

Game 45: Did Not Play in 3-2 Loss at Baltimore

Steve — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:17:48 +0000

Nick Wass / AP Photo

At Bats: 0
Runs: 0
Hits, Game/Season: 0/34
Runs Batted In: 0
Walks: 0
Strikeouts: 0
Left on Base: 0
Average:
Box
Notes: None.
Next: Game 46 at Baltimore, 7:05 Wednesday.

Game 44: 1-for-4 in 6-4 Win at Baltimore

Steve — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:14 +0000

Rob Carr / Getty Images

At Bats: 4
Runs: 1
Hits, Game/Season: 1/34
Runs Batted In: 0
Walks: 0
Strikeouts: 1
Left on Base: 1
Average: .241
Box
Notes: Played right, batted seventh… Flied to left, popped to short, struck out swinging, doubled to right.
Next: Game 45 at Baltimore, 7:05 Tuesday.

Game 44: Rained Out

Steve — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:10:45 +0000

Game 43: Did Not Play in 7-2 Win vs. Toronto

Steve — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:16:00 +0000

Jim McIsaac / Getty Images

At Bats: 0
Runs: 0
Hits, Game/Season: 0/33
Runs Batted In: 0
Walks: 0
Strikeouts: 0
Left on Base: 0
Average:
Box
Notes: None.
Next: Game 44 vs. Toronto, 1:05 Sunday.

Ichiro & Morganna

Steve — Sat, 18 May 2013 06:07:33 +0000

Otto Greule Jr / Getty Images

No, the gal in this picture is definitely not the ’70s ballpark sensation Morganna.

Ichiro and the infamous kissing bandit are from different eras (and different countries), so it’s quite possible they’re not even aware of one another. Still, after seeing this cool Morganna mini-doc, I can’t help but imagine how it’d play out if those two ever crossed paths. Judging by Ichiro’s posture above (during a 2009 game at Safeco Field), I’m afraid Morganna would’ve gotten the cold shoulder.

I mentioned them together in this 2001 All-Star Game preview I wrote for the Seattle Weekly. It concluded with a line that, while true at the time, I felt quite differently about soon after: “I’ll take Morganna over Ichiro any day.”

Game 42: 1-for-3 in 5-0 Win vs. Toronto

Steve — Sat, 18 May 2013 03:00:23 +0000

Elsa / Getty Images

At Bats: 3
Runs: 1
Hits, Game/Season: 1/33
Runs Batted In: 0
Walks: 0
Strikeouts: 0
Left on Base: 1
Average: .241
Box
Notes: Played right, batted eighth… Grounded to short, flied to left, bunt single to pitcher.
Next: Game 43 vs. Toronto, 1:05 Saturday.

Glitchy Ichiro

Steve — Fri, 17 May 2013 04:07:27 +0000

Found at Glitch News.

Game 41: 1-for-4 in 3-2 Loss vs. Seattle

Steve — Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:34 +0000

Bill Kostroun / AP Photo

At Bats: 4
Runs: 1
Hits, Game/Season: 1/32
Runs Batted In: 0
Walks: 0
Strikeouts: 1
Left on Base: 3
Average: .239
Box
Notes: Played right, batted eighth… Grounded to second, flied to left, singled to center, struck out swinging (above)… After 41 games, a quarter-way into this season, he’s batting .239 with 32 hits — compare that to .283 with 47 hits in 2012, and .302 with 52 hits in 2011. Not good.
Next: Game 42 vs. Toronto, 7:05 Friday.

Ichiro Art #43

Steve — Thu, 16 May 2013 05:29:21 +0000

Chainsaw sculpture, 2001.

Link.

Game 40: 0-for-4 in 12-2 Loss vs. Seattle

Steve — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:43:35 +0000

At Bats: 4
Runs: 0
Hits, Game/Season: 0/31
Runs Batted In: 0
Walks: 0
Strikeouts: 0
Left on Base: 3
Average: .238
Box
Notes: Played right, batted seventh… Flied to center, grounded to second, grounded to second, grounded to pitcher… Made a throwing error, his first error of the season… Has gone 0-for-20 in his last five games, dropping his batting average by 44 points.
Next: Game 41 vs. Seattle, 7:05 Thursday.