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Ichiro gets 10th straight 200 hit season

TORONTO (AP)—Seattlefs Ichiro Suzuki has become the first Major League Baseball player with 10 straight 200-hit seasons, breaking his own record with a single in a game against the Blue Jays.

Suzuki lined the hit to center on the first pitch he saw from the Blue Jaysf Shawn Hill in fifth inning Thursday.

His teammates came to the top step of the dugout to applaud him and Suzuki tipped his cap as the crowd gave him a standing ovation. He had moved within one of the mark with a two-out double in the third inning.

Suzuki surpassed Willie Keeler with his ninth consecutive 200-hit season last year.

He now has more 200-hit seasons than any player in AL history, breaking the record he shared with Ty Cobb. Pete Rose is the only other player to record 10 seasons with 200 or more hits.

^ Omedeto gozaimasu, Ichiro! :victory: :applaud: :woot: :dancing: :bow:

Next stop is to break the all-time record next year. :victory:

gaijinmark wrote:Ichiro gets 10th straight 200 hit season

Good for him. :applaud: Too bad he's on a team that hasn't won anything.

Jav_sol wrote:Good for him. :applaud: Too bad he's on a team that hasn't won anything.

Well, the Mariners had a couple of good seasons, including that 116-win one, but they tanked in the playoffs that year. :(

bmwracer wrote:including that 116-win one, but they tanked in the playoffs that year. :(

Which makes the season forgettable; just like the season that the Pats went undefeated. :beaten:

Jav_sol wrote:Which makes the season forgettable; just like the season that the Pats went undefeated. :beaten:

True.

And disappointing.

(Though I am glad the Pats lost) :beaten:

Dodgers beat the Padres, 3-1, knocking them out of first place in the West... One day after losing to the Padres and moving them into first place.

gaijinmark wrote:Ichiro gets 10th straight 200 hit season

:bow: You da man Ichiro!

While the Rays and Yankees beat each other up, the team with the best record in baseball is now the Minnesota Twins. :shocked:

gaijinmark wrote:While the Rays and Yankees beat each other up, the team with the best record in baseball is now the Minnesota Twins. :shocked:

Cool. :mrgreen:

Two more hits for Ichiro.... That's 202 hits. :victory:

Oh yeah, the Dodgers defeated the DBacks, 3-1.

And the Braves lose again which puts the Padres in the lead for the wild card.

Bobby Cox may get to start his retirement sooner than he thought.

gaijinmark wrote:And the Braves lose again which puts the Padres in the lead for the wild card.

Bobby Cox may get to start his retirement sooner than he thought.

Wow. :sweat:

Their collapse is as bad as the Padres.

Dodgers lose to the D-backs, 5-2.

Padres take over first place in the West with a win, while the Giants lose. :victory:

The one-two punch of Sherill and Broxton strikes again for the Dodgers: each pitcher gives up a two-run home run and the Dodgers now trail the D-backs, 5-4, in the 8th. :shakehead: :shakehead: :shakehead:

Worthless.

Texas Rangers clinched their division, first time in over a decade. With the Cowboys not doing so great, the Rangers might actually get some attention.

Padres lose and the Giants win, so they trade first place again. :crazy:

Not surprisingly, the Dodgers lose, 5-4, after bringing in the worthless Sherill-Broxton duo.

Two more hits for Ichiro... That's 205 hits for the season. :victory:

Also, Ichiro leads the majors with 66 multihit games this season and he up picked his 56th(!) infield hit of the year.

ESPN's next '30 for 30' titled "Four Days In October" will remember the 2004 ALCS. :victory:

http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/red-sox/post/_/id/6495/30-for-30-film-a-timely-2004-flashback

Mark your calendar and/or set your recorders: The Tenth Inning airs tomorrow! :victory: