Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
October 01, 2004
Ichrio Watch

Ichiro is up, and George Sisler's family is in the audience.

Update: Ichiro ties the record with a single. It was a chopper that hit in front of Blalock at third and bounce way over his head. The crowd is cheering, and Ichiro doffs his helmet in response. Once more and the record is all his.

Update: In his 2nd AB, leading off the third inning, Ichro drives a ball between the shortstop and 2nd base for hit #258. Congratulations to the new hit king! Fireworks went off, the Mariners dugout emptied to congratulate Suzuki and Ichiro went over to the stands to acknowledge George Sisler's daughter. The Rangers doffed their caps to Ichiro, and the crowd is still on their feet cheering. What an achievement!


Posted by David Pinto at 10:19 PM | Records | TrackBack (1)
Comments

ICHIRO RULES!

at least the singles world.

Posted by: lisa gray at October 1, 2004 11:28 PM

Now I think I'm hear the excuse of Ichiro's record is BS because he had a longer season than Sisler for about a month.

Go Ichiro!!!

Posted by: Frank at October 1, 2004 11:42 PM

Great achievement, never mind the season length - Maris' HR record stood without an asterisk and so will Ichiro's. The man is a pure hitter and has faced a tougher set of pitchers than hitters did in the '20s when there were no relievers. Also, consier that in 30 years nobody has even come close to the number of hits by Ichiro.

Posted by: Joe Buhler at October 2, 2004 12:07 AM