Ichiro Quotes

I`d just tell him, `Great catch,` ... He looked like he was being careful. He knew where he was at the time and place and that he was going to miss it or catch it and not injure himself. My situation was different. I wasn`t under control like him and my angle was different-I was going straight back. It could happen (to Ichiro), if he weren`t so controlled and graceful.

I just made a bad pitch, and he jumped on it, ... I took a chance at that time because I knew Ichiro was coming up behind him and I didn`t want to put him on base.

It was 2-0 on the catcher and I didn`t want to walk him. I made a bad pitch and he jumped on it. I had to take that chance, because I knew Ichiro (Suzuki) was coming up behind him, and I didn`t want to put him on base.

Do we settle on a regional team because we can go to its ballpark and see its games on television? Or do we choose a team as our favorite because it has an especially appealing player, a Barry Bonds or an Ichiro?