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First base: Vogelsong victorious. Giants right-hander Ryan Vogelsong had another quality start in a 7-1 victory over the Padres -- seven innings, four hits, one run -- improving to 8-4 with a 2.26 ERA. Vogelsong now has 17 quality starts in 18 starts...

Joe Posnanski has a post on Pete Rose, his 4,256 hits and unbreakable records. Which leads me to this set of facts: 1. Ichiro Suzuki has 2,488 hits with the Mariners. 2. Suzuki had 1,278 hits in Japan. That's 3,766 "major league" hits for S...

ESPN Stats & Information provides a statistical breakdown of teams, players and MLB history....

This bit from Rick Reilly's story about Pete Rose reminded me of something ... And don't even get him started on Ichiro, who trails Rose by more than 2,000 hits. "Do you realize that Ichiro has had three or four seasons where about 27, 28 percen...

Are the Red Sox trying to corner the market on Japanese pitchers? Seems like maybe they are: The Boston Red Sox are among several major league teams lining up to woo Japanese high school pitcher Yusei Kikuchi.The 18-year-old lefthander, who throws ...

Among the tidbits in Tom Verducci's (slightly preliminary) decade wrap-up, the best is this: "Almost every category has long been decided, but there is a Batting Champion of the Decade race that is a real beauty: Suzuki and Pujols battling t...

Gee, I don't know ... I certainly heard plenty about Ichiro Suzuki's new "record." What about you? Is this the first you've heard of it? Geoff Baker on the collective yawn: To say Ichiro's pursuit of a record ninth consecut...

ESPN's Rob Neyer talks about the uniqueness of Ichiro Suzuki, Pedro Martinez's surprising performance on Sunday night and CC Sabathia's chances of winning the AL Cy Young Award....

Posted 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 CC is listed at 6 foot 7 and 290 pounds. In every other sport, at every level, t...

The Seattle Times' Geoff Baker on the Ulcer Heard 'Round the Northwest: Ichiro has been placed on the 15-day DL after doctors found he had a bleeding ulcer. The M's say it's no longer bleeding, but obviously, playing baseball is not in his best int...

Here'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 had a link to Ichiro pitching in the 1996 NPB ...

Roberto Clemente has the numbers and reputation that place him at the top of the list of the best outfield throwing arms.

Story | Conversation | June 20, 2007

If 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

Now that Cuba's in, it's appropriate to get excited about the World Baseball Classic. But not too excited.

Story | Conversation | January 31, 2006

Ichiro 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

Reasons to appreciate being a fan of the national pastime? Ichiro, Maddux, Red Sox ... the list is long.

Story | Conversation | November 24, 2004