Ichiro to re-sign
Dave · July 10, 2007 at 2:34 pm · Filed Under Mariners
Rumors abound, including by the always reliable Larry Stone, that Ichiro is on the verge of re-signing with the Mariners. The number I’ve heard all along is 5/100, so when it becomes official, that’s about what I’d expect the contract to come in at.
A great first half just got even better. Huzzah for Ichiro. Huzzah for the Mariners re-signing him. Huzzah for winning.
Just got home from class…if the deal is done, best news in ages! YES!!!!!!!!! Ichiro is here to stay!
If Ichiro loses out on his MVP because of this…
Albert Pujols is on the bench here. How do you not put the best freaking hitter in the game up there with the game on the line?
When did F-Rod last throw a strike!?
You know, J.J. could have done this.
Funny how they keep cutting to a shot of JJ instead of to Roberts.
This is starting to remind me of that 1997 game in the Metrodome…
Wow… Never would have expected this…
is hargrove managing? nice move pulling jj you dope… he was sharp before roberts bent him over and f’d him…
This is ludicrous. I mean, Putz totally blew it, but then they bring in this guy? He’s horirble. And why the hell isn’t Pujols hitting? God I hope the NL blows it so Ichiro can get his MVP.
Geez, F-Rod spun around in a circle after that pitch.
Yay, gogo Ichiro!
Somebody put a phonebook on the seat of that Tahoe, Ichi is comin home!
Well, Ichiro should have it.
La Russa was saving Pujos…for the game tomorrow.
Ichi lookin’ sharp!
FOOK YEA!
What happened it Ichiro?
YAY!
I wonder how awkward this interview will be.
268: “to”, I mean.
WOO!! Ichiro is the 2007 ASG MVP.
Is he getting re-married after the game?
What. The. Hell. Is. Ichiro. Wearing. It’s 1986 all over again!
Snazzy Ichiro in the house!
Why’s he wearing a suit? He looks ri-god-damn-diculous.
Time to Pimp My Ride, I think.
$100M should go a long way.
At least it’ll fit in well in Seattle since it’s a hybrid.
I love how Ichiro reacts to what the interviewer’s saying in English, then waits until it’s said in Japanese.
And is he going to get in that thing and spin donuts on the infield? I always wonder when they give them the keys right there.
MVP ICHI!!!!!! Announce the deal now!!!!!!!!!!
Er, someone needs to tell that chick that Ichiro’s resigned.
“You hear that SF? He can hit homeruns here, and he’s a free agent!”
“Ha ha ha ha… Stupid American woman must have not heard the news on the wire.”
She says, “And he’s going to be a free agent,” and Ichiro laughs.
270: very awkward it turns out.
Not nearly awkward enough. He should have come out dressed like a Harajuku girl, put his hand over his mouth and giggled the whole time. That’ll learn ’em!
Fuck FOX. Even if he hadn’t resigned, that is still a stupid and insulting thing to say. He’s not a free agent until he becomes a free agent. He’s a Mariner, and it’s a source of pride and happiness for Mariners fans to see him triumph in the All-Star game like that, to win MVP, so after he gives his interview, for her to end it with, “And he’s a free agent!” is just insanely stupid and insensitive.
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My thoughts exactly. He laughs before the guy even translates for him. Great stuff.
I heard “and he will be a Free Agent” leaving me to think (in 2012)…Hopefully it’s the first of 3 MVP awards this season for him.
“Fuck FOX. Even if he hadn’t resigned, that is still a stupid and insulting thing to say. He’s not a free agent until he becomes a free agent. He’s a Mariner, and it’s a source of pride and happiness for Mariners fans to see him triumph in the All-Star game like that, to win MVP, so after he gives his interview, for her to end it with, “And he’s a free agent!†is just insanely stupid and insensitive.”
Harmless joking on her part. I’m fine with it.
I don’t know if FOX and ESPN are in some sort of competition for the most moronic baseball broadcasts. I hate Barry Bonds as much as anyone, but damn, they drove the “S” word topic into the ground during the game, without ever adding any real light to the growing firmament of discussion.
Ichiro rules – Brian Roberts sucks – What on earth are the weekend games? Houston vs Cubs or something? Phillies versus Montreal? Yankees versus South African Refugee All-Stars? I hate FOX.
As if he couldn’t hit normal home-runs there? I wasn’t offended, be happy with the way he played and the fact that Putz still hasn’t blown a save. MVP is icing, she can’t just wipe it away with a greedy finger…
I was half expecting the All-Star game to be Putz’s only blown save all year. I like Irony.
He wouldn’t have gotten a blown save. It doesn’t count.(tm)
Trust me, the SF fans were *convinced* they were getting Ichiro this off season. (Like every other team desperate for hitting.) They’re going to have an unpleasant surprise when they watch TV when they get home.
Getting another look at that suit for the post-game interview. It looks like a bad Oscars tux, you know, when they don’t wear a bow tie.
Interview was ponderous; ESPNEWS cuts wisely away.
I understand it doesn’t count for season totals, but it would have happenned in the same calensar year. Why do people nit-pick so?
I know Andrews was joking (or some definition of joking, and of course the joke was on her), but it’s a little insulting to mention his (thankfully-no-longer-existant) impending free-agency when he’s in the middle of a playoff race with his current club. It’s fine for the broadcasters to discuss, but to bring it up in his MVP interview seems somehow different and wrong.
On Brian Roberts….I don’t get how they call that a hit…isn’t the guy supposed to be an ALL STAR in the All Star Game? It was in his glove! It should be routine. Not that it all matters but would have been pretty cool to see the AL get the win with Ichiro as MVP Putz with the save, and Griffey knocking in the only 2 NL runs.
274 & 276 That’s one of the things I love about Ichiro. He wears some of the ugliest shit and knows he’s going to get crap about it, but he just doesn’t give a shit.
Sometimes I think Ichiro is playing a mean joke on the media with that translator of his just so that he can hear some of the ridiculous questions that are thrown at him.
_David_, that was Jeannie Zelasko, not Erin Andrews. And yeah, I thought her “joke” fell a little flat with the people immediately around her… 🙂
#260. ndrfx said, “This is ludicrous. I mean, Putz totally blew it, but then they bring in this guy? He’s horirble. And why the hell isn’t Pujols hitting? God I hope the NL blows it so Ichiro can get his MVP.”
Actually, Jim Leyland blew it. He should have gone FRod-Putz and Papelbon (if needed). Worse yet, he may have had this upcoming weekend in mind when he left JJ in a batter or two too long (sneaky, but deniable). As for Pujols, maybe that’s why some people think Tony LaRussa is overrated… All’s well that ended well.