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Ichiro 259
Actually, I'll just repost what I posted in a jiffy on USS Mariner:
Amazing game. Left work in Kirkland at 5:30pm. Was 2 miles from the stadium on I-90 at 6:20pm and got stuck in totally stopped traffic. I said to my friend, “If we don’t make it to the stadium in time for Ichiro’s first at bat, I will kill something.” I’m not sure, but somehow I knew it was going to be big. Got to the Seahawks parking lot at 7pm.
Walked by seeing Blalock strike out; heard Teixiera get a home run while I was at Ivar’s. Got to my seat while everyone was standing up waiting for Ichiro’s first at-bat. Convenient – I didn’t have to ask them to stand up to let me by.
And from then on it it was easily the best game I’ve gone to this year. I mean, holy crap, 257. And 258. And 259. The cameras flashing like a flock of fireflies on every pitch. Fireworks, cheering, packed stadium. Man, I miss that. You’d almost think we’d shoved Safeco into a time machine.
Villone got 5 strikeouts in 5 innings. Whoa! Drese will go down in the history books for giving up Ichiro’s 258th. Whee.
I felt kinda bad for Randy Winn – I mean, he’s had to bat behind Ichiro all year, but heh, each time, the entire stadium stood up for Ichiro, sat down for Winn, and he went 3-for-4 too, y’know. Then they’d all stand up for Edgar again. Oh yeah, Ibanez and Boone also got 3 hits each.
But yeah. Ichiro. Amazing. Game, amazing. Traffic, annoying. And much, much, more…
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On another note, if you like USS Mariner like I like USS Mariner you should check out the team meeting thingy he forwarded from Jeff Sullivan's Mariner page.
Amazing game. Left work in Kirkland at 5:30pm. Was 2 miles from the stadium on I-90 at 6:20pm and got stuck in totally stopped traffic. I said to my friend, “If we don’t make it to the stadium in time for Ichiro’s first at bat, I will kill something.” I’m not sure, but somehow I knew it was going to be big. Got to the Seahawks parking lot at 7pm.
Walked by seeing Blalock strike out; heard Teixiera get a home run while I was at Ivar’s. Got to my seat while everyone was standing up waiting for Ichiro’s first at-bat. Convenient – I didn’t have to ask them to stand up to let me by.
And from then on it it was easily the best game I’ve gone to this year. I mean, holy crap, 257. And 258. And 259. The cameras flashing like a flock of fireflies on every pitch. Fireworks, cheering, packed stadium. Man, I miss that. You’d almost think we’d shoved Safeco into a time machine.
Villone got 5 strikeouts in 5 innings. Whoa! Drese will go down in the history books for giving up Ichiro’s 258th. Whee.
I felt kinda bad for Randy Winn – I mean, he’s had to bat behind Ichiro all year, but heh, each time, the entire stadium stood up for Ichiro, sat down for Winn, and he went 3-for-4 too, y’know. Then they’d all stand up for Edgar again. Oh yeah, Ibanez and Boone also got 3 hits each.
But yeah. Ichiro. Amazing. Game, amazing. Traffic, annoying. And much, much, more…
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On another note, if you like USS Mariner like I like USS Mariner you should check out the team meeting thingy he forwarded from Jeff Sullivan's Mariner page.
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Not to say that it ISN'T a big deal -- especially in Seattle -- but over here, half the people are like "holy fucking shit" and the others all go "oh pooh, Ichiro had 162 games to do it in, and he's such a SINGLES hitter, he's SO overrated, who cares".
But in all honesty last night was an amazing game for those of us who have been watching crap in Seattle this year as the Mariners finish just shy of losing 100 games. I mean, last night... last night they rallied, they hit 7 consecutive hits, Ichiro set a record, Edgar played one of his last games ever, Laynce Nix made one of the most memorable catches of the year (ending in a double-somersault in center field), and the stadium was PACKED with cheering people. And we won. It was very, very exciting. Woooo Ichiro.
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If Ichiro had 162 games to do it in, then so has everyone else, for decades. The record's stood for eighty-four years. Pete Rose couldn't even do it, and he has more hits than anyone else ever. It's an amazing thing to witness.
And yeah, it's a neat thing, a legendary player on an otherwise bad team. Ripken broke Gehrig's record on an Orioles team that was out of contention, and those two nights were incredible. Pity I wasn't in the correct country to witness it.
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