More Gold Gloves, more head-scratching
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...the American League's MVP). In the outfield, the voters had to choose both Torii Hunter and Ichiro Suzuki, because both had won eight straight Gold Gloves and everybody knows that if you've won...
Blog | November 10, 2009Young Japanese pitcher a hot property
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...figured the right Japanese players might help him beat the Yankees. Once players like Hideo Nomo and Ichiro Suzuki proved that Japanese players could not just play, but star in the majors, it was just...
Blog | October 15, 2009Detroit's most expensive AB
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...to the form he showed just two seasons ago, when he (improbably enough) batted .363 to ace Ichiro Suzuki for the title. What's missing is the power. When Ordonez batted .363, he also...
Blog | September 16, 2009Appreciating Ichiro's 'record'
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotGee, I don't know ... I certainly heard plenty about Ichiro Suzuki's new "record." What about you? Is this the first you've...
Blog | September 14, 2009Podcast: Rob Neyer
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotESPN's Rob Neyer talks about the uniqueness of Ichiro Suzuki, Pedro Martinez's surprising performance on Sunday night and CC Sabathia's chances of...
Blog | September 14, 2009Mariners just flat can't hit
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...they don't get on base, they don't hit for power. It's Ichiro, Branyan, Gutierrez, and a collection of average-to-sucky guys. Teams that don't hit don...
Blog | August 25, 2009Five reasons to love baseball
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotPosted by Tom Tango 1. Size doesn't matter. Best represented by Ichiro Suzuki vs. CC Sabathia. According to MLB.com, Ichiro Suzuki is 5 foot 11, 170 pounds, while...
Blog | August 07, 2009Finally, Man Muscles is qualified
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...hitting .400 this year -- as of last night he's still hitting .388 -- well above #2 Ichiro Suzuki, who's batting .356 as of Tuesday. Granted, Mauer isn't going to hit...
Blog | July 09, 2009David Wright's bizarre numbers
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...those strikeouts. In a sense, Wright has become a composite of the best and worst traits of Ichiro Suzuki, Juan Pierre and Dave Kingman, on pace to hit 11 homers, strike out 159 times and...
Blog | June 18, 2009Do M's need a change at SS?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...of .283, slugging percentage of .401, and .301 batting average on balls in play. This is not Ichiro Suzuki or Vladimir Guerrero, this is a below average hitter refusing to take a free base. When...
Blog | April 23, 2009Here's hoping Ichiro toes the rubber in the WBC
Rob Neyer...s an early candidate for coolest thing we might see in 2009, courtesy of NPB Tracker … Ichiro Suzuki pitching during the World Baseball Classic: You might remember a post I did last year that...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 10, 2009Thursday Throneberries
Rob Neyer...Wednesday night's many-tentacled trade: 1) If the Mariners add Endy Chavez and Franklin Gutierrez to Ichiro Suzuki as every-day players, they'll have one of the greatest defensive outfields we've seen...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2008Heading west may be best for Japanese players
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderIf history is any indication, adjusting to the big leagues may be a bit more difficult for Daisuke Matsuzaka while playing on the east coast.
Story | Conversation | December 15, 2006
Rivera still in a league of his own
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderRob Neyer answers e-mail, discusses Delmon Young and examines some of Dayton Moore's moves in Kansas City.
Story | Conversation | August 18, 2006
Absence of power hurts legacy
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderIchiro Suzuki is a terrific hitter, but his lack of power prevents him from being regarded as an all-time great.
Story | Conversation | April 22, 2005
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