Ichiro Retiring Today

[ProfessorGAC]

Played the Mariners game in Japan, then will retire at end of game!

[nycbos]

1. Respect

One of the all time greats.

[True Dough]

3. Truly, he is!

It's the power hitters that get most of the glory, but Ichiro was great all-around for a long time, in different leagues, in different countries.

[ProfessorGAC]

7. And That Arm

Just wow!!! Powerful and accurate
Seven times he had 8 or more outfield assists!
They're likely guys that went 5 years to get 8 OF assists.
Why people continued to run on him is a mystery.
He averaged around 8 per season, but 10 in his first 7 years in MLB.
80% of the guys on the list with more assists played before 1950, and around 2/3rds of them played in the dead ball era.
And he did not play 9 prime outfield years in Japan.
Incredible

[True Dough]

8. If those seasons in Japan were spent in MLB

Ichiro could have overtaken Pete Rose as the all-time hits leader. Suzuki holds the combined record but Rose's mark will be considered more prestigious by most fans.

[ProfessorGAC]

11. Agreed Geez...

...had 200 hit a year for 10 straight years! Rod Carew did 8, and NOBODY (including caveman Rose) did more than 3
He hits 180 a year for 8 years and he's got 4800 hits.
Nobody else, even close

[FM123]

2. One of a kind!

[GeoWilliam750]

4. He just took his last at bat

What an amazing player.

[Auggie]

5. I love the smell of Major League Baseball in the morning

Woke up at 5:30. Made coffee. Turned on the game. Extra innings now.

[CaptYossarian]

6. He should be making hotel reservations in Cooperstown five years from now.

[Auggie]

9. Dave Fleming, who was calling the game for ESPN,

speculated that many fans in the Tokyo Dome were doing the same thing. Ichiro's ceremony is going to be huge.

[True Dough]

10. Great tribute

Link to tweet

[Capt. America]

12. First ballot HoF and I proudly wear an Ichiro 51 jersey.