Ichiro No Longer Bothered By Perforated Insides
by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 9, 2009 9:42 PM PDT
in Seattle Mariners Injury News
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PrintMINNEAPOLIS -- Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki was the leadoff hitter for both teams in a five-inning Rookie League intrasquad game on Thursday afternoon in Peoria, Ariz.
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"He went home looking and feeling great," said Ken Barron, Ichiro's interpreter, in an email. Ichiro did not play defense.
In addition to the game action, Ichiro's blood test yesterday showed encouraging results, and at this point it looks like he'll either re-join the team in Oakland over the weekend or for a workout at Safeco on Monday. He definitely seems set to return from the DL in the minimum amount of time. Which is terrific news, because Endy Chavez is a leadoff hitter like I'm a rock wall with ancient cavemen on it.
Unless I'm mistaken, we'll be able to put Chavez, Gutierrez, and Ichiro together in the outfield just in time for Washburn's next start. And he thought his day couldn't get any better.
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Only Ichiro is awesome enough to play for both teams in the same game.
He probably caught his own linedrives.
Imagine an entire lineup of Ichiros
"The dark secret of LL is that it only exists so I can one day moderate Graham" ---Robert
by .Taylor on Apr 9, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
It could win 163 games
Plus playoffs
"Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa."
-Casey Stengel
Can't wait until Ichiro comes back.
Meanwhile, time for more Adventures of Outfield Griffey.
- Ronny Cedeno made the second of what are expected to be four consecutive starts Thursday – and they’re all at a different position. Cedeno played left field Wednesday, third base Thursday and will play second base and shortstop the next two days. It keeps Cedeno in the lineup and rests a different player each day.
- In the three-game series with Oakland, Mike Sweeny is scheduled to play all three games and Ken Griffey Jr. will play two games in the outfield. … Of the 16 runs Seattle scored in the first three games, half of them scored with two outs.
Wonder if Griffey’s playing the latter two games out in the field for Felix and Bedard’s starts. And wow, are all Oakland’s scheduled starters for this series lefties?
It seems like Don Wakamatsu has a good idea of how to get everyone playing time, how to manage a platoon and how to keep your former superstar happy
by seattlebruin on Apr 9, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Well.. He has to miss the home opener
He isn’t eligible to come off the DL until the second game of the opening homestand.
by seattlesundevil on Apr 10, 2009 6:22 AM PDT up reply actions
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