June 2, 201511 yr I love me some Ichiro. Wish the Reds would have pursued him in the offseason. He was more of what they needed than Byrd was. HOF'er for sure. Yep. That .340 OBP would sure look nice at the top of the lineup...
June 2, 201511 yr Ichiro is 102 hits away from being baseball's all-time hits leader. He's also 123 hits away from hitting the 3,000 mark in MLB. Doesn't seem like Ichiro has been around long enough to be near the 3,000 hit mark. Dude used to rack up hits like it was going out of style.
June 2, 201511 yr Doesn't seem like Ichiro has been around long enough to be near the 3,000 hit mark. Dude used to rack up hits like it was going out of style. Yep. Would have loved to see him begin his career over here instead of Japan. Really think he'd be closing in on Rose's record.
June 2, 201511 yr Yep. Would have loved to see him begin his career over here instead of Japan. Really think he'd be closing in on Rose's record. It would be close. I think he played 7 full seasons in Japan and a little over 1,200 hits. Their seasons were shorter, but the competition was weaker. I think you could give him 1,000 additional hits and he would be around that 4,000 hit mark today had he spent his whole career here.
June 2, 201511 yr It would be close. I think he played 7 full seasons in Japan and a little over 1,200 hits. Their seasons were shorter, but the competition was weaker. I think you could give him 1,000 additional hits and he would be around that 4,000 hit mark today had he spent his whole career here. His first season in the majors he had well over 200 hits and hit .350+. I have no reason to think he wouldn't have averaged at least 175 hits over those 7 years. That would put him at 4,102 hits right now.
June 2, 201511 yr Yep. That .340 OBP would sure look nice at the top of the lineup... No doubt about it. Votto hitting behind him would've been very nice.
May 3, 20188 yr Ichiro is transitioning to a new role with the Mariners and won't play again in 2018. Said he's not officially retiring quite yet. If this is the end for Ichiro, he ends his career with 3,089 hits in the ML and 4,367 total professional hits. The most of all-time. Easy 1st ballot HoFer...
May 9, 20188 yr Pete Rose had 4600+ professional hits. And that doesn't even include all the hits he got at the blackjack table.
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