Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
September 01, 2006
Sempai and Kohai

Jason McAdams passes along this fascinating article on how Ichiro and Johjima became close teammates. Ichrio didn't think it was going to happen:

"I only had a bad impression of him," Ichiro says, laughing heartily as he explains what he now considers a long-standing misperception. "When we played against each other in Japan, as an opponent, I found him brash and cocky. Honestly, I was upset when I heard the Mariners had signed him. I thought, 'What?' I didn't think we could coexist here."

In fact, they've become very close and now hold deep respect for each other.


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