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MLB: Yankees Get Ichiro

I think Jeter showed that anything is possible for an aging player with a great-line up and hitting coaches. I would not be surprised if Ichiro is a decent role player. However, I wouldn't be surprised if he fizzles either.
 
AllIowaTeams said:
I have to respectfully disagree. I think Ichiro gets there easily. The size of his contract all but guarantees he will continue to start on a daily basis, and I can easily see him rebounding with a team where he will actually have protection in the lineup. Also, he will likely be moved down in the order in New York given that they have Granderson so he may have some pressure taken away. I'd be very surprised if he doesn't get to 3,000 hits.
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Seattle is horrible, Ichiro has zero support in that line up. Swisher is dinged, Gardner out. Asking Jones and Ibanez to go rest of the season is asking a lot. I think it's a great trade for the Yank's. They've got great pitching. Wouldn't surprise me if they win it all.
 
Tredici said:
I think Jeter showed that anything is possible for an aging player with a great-line up and hitting coaches. I would not be surprised if Ichiro is a decent role player. However, I wouldn't be surprised if he fizzles either.
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Kind of depends on whether he is done physically or just tired mentally. If it is he's just not up mentally for playing for a team with no offense than maybe he bounces back for the Yankees for a couple of months. It's a low cost low risk dice roll since I don't think the Yankees have anyone to replace Gardner in their AAA. As a Yankee fan I classify the trade this as "interesting" which is way better that "OH, NO! ARE YOU GUYS CRAZY!!!!".
 
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letsCYber said:
Everyone realizes Ichiro sucks now right? This isn't 2004. He's 38, he's batting a hair over .250, and lost his best asset: speed. He's barely a starter on the Yanks.
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To his credit, he is hitting 1.000 for the Yankees so far (and batting 8th). :smile:

Oh, and add a stolen base.
 
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BoxsterCy said:
To his credit, he is hitting 1.000 for the Yankees so far (and batting 8th). :smile:

Oh, and add a stolen base.
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It's weird seeing players make their debut with their new team in their "old" stadium. Reminded me of when Delmon Young got traded from the Twins to the Tigers.
 
Gotta be a huge emotional boost playing for a contender. Ichiro wants to go out a wInner.
 
I saw this in the blogs on the left of CF. Seattle WTF? Trade Ichiro. It's crap like this that makes me thankful I don't give a **** about baseball. What a joke.
 
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