Baseball Record Broken!!!

Fox 6 · 10-01-2004, 10:56 PM

Ichiro a Player for the Seattle Mariners broke the 1 season all time hitting record! The record stood for 84 years until it was broken. Ichiro has 258 hits in the season with 2 games to go.

Typhoid · 10-01-2004, 11:03 PM

I was in the middle of posting a thread you bastard.

Hes 2-2 so far.

Woot.

Thats how my Mariners play.

Damn I love the Mariners.

Fox 6 · 10-01-2004, 11:04 PM

they've got six strait hits so far! and Ichiro also scored his 100th run

Vampyr · 10-01-2004, 11:08 PM

Wow, that was fast. I just watched this on TV a few minutes ago. My dad was like "you need to watch this, it's history." And so I did.

But when they showed the stats of ichiro against the last guy to have it, I was a little let down. Ichiro had A LOT more at bats than the other guy, and his batting average was a lot lower.

Also keep in mind that back when the other guy had the record the season was 8 games shorter.

Typhoid · 10-01-2004, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Vampyr

Also keep in mind that back when the other guy had the record the season was 8 games shorter.

But on the channel im watching it showed the list of people with the hits, and all the people in the top 5 or so with hits for season, was back in the 20's and 30's, meaning Ichiro is god damn awesome. It has nothing to do with the amount of games, because look at the stats for top 5 or 10, the majority of the people on the list are from over 70 years ago.

But damn I love the Mariners.

Just a question, why is Ichiro's first name on the back of his jersey and not his last name? Like, in all the baseball games i have ever played with him in them, they say "Ichiro" not "Ichiro Suzuki"...If anyone knows, that would be awesome.

EDIT: Mariners are tied for most consecutive hits in team history.

Fox 6 · 10-01-2004, 11:14 PM

well a lot of japanese people have Suzuki as a last name, so his manager decided to put his first name on so everyone would know who he is.

Perfect Stu · 10-01-2004, 11:28 PM

I thought this was gonna be about Adam Dunn, who recently set a new single season record for strikeouts. As a batter.

Jason1 · 10-01-2004, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Typhoid

I was in the middle of posting a thread you bastard.

Hes 2-2 so far.

Woot.

Thats how my Mariners play.

Damn I love the Mariners.

w00t! Your last-place Mariners really know how to get er done! 62 wins-97 losses!

How do they do it?

The Germanator · 10-02-2004, 12:02 AM

Good for Ichiro. I've always respected him as a player and he deserves the record.

And yeah Typhoid...That's how your Mariners get it done? By finishing in last...Not a very good way to get it done if you ask me.

Typhoid · 10-02-2004, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by The Germanator

And yeah Typhoid...That's how your Mariners get it done? By finishing in last...Not a very good way to get it done if you ask me.

Phffff....your just jealous Ichiro doesnt play for you.

At this point, and being a Mariners fan, I wasnt expecting a breakout World Series contender season.

Im just super happy Ichiro got the record. It stood for 84 years, and this is history.

But when i said "Thats how my Mariners play." I mean more of like, Ichiro....and maaaaaybe Edgar.....he doesnt need to retire...i mean come on now..

Dyne · 10-02-2004, 12:16 AM

Nintendo wins!

I'm glad Ichiro got to come play in America. This is cool news.

(If anybody didn't know, Nintendo owns a good part of the Mariners - and they're one of the key players in bringing over Ichiro.)

Vampyr · 10-02-2004, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Typhoid

But on the channel im watching it showed the list of people with the hits, and all the people in the top 5 or so with hits for season, was back in the 20's and 30's, meaning Ichiro is god damn awesome. It has nothing to do with the amount of games, because look at the stats for top 5 or 10, the majority of the people on the list are from over 70 years ago.

Is it just me, or did that not make any sense? It does matter how many games there are, because Ichiro had 8 more games in which to beat the record. The fact that the top 5 or 10 are from over 70 years ago means that THOSE guys were better because they set a record with a fewer amount of games in which to do it in.

Typhoid · 10-02-2004, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Vampyr

Is it just me, or did that not make any sense? It does matter how many games there are, because Ichiro had 8 more games in which to beat the record. The fact that the top 5 or 10 are from over 70 years ago means that THOSE guys were better because they set a record with a fewer amount of games in which to do it in.

I was saying that since there are 8 more games now, dont you think someone recent would be in the top 5? That is why I said games mean nothing.

And I was getting defensive because it sounded like you were attacking Ichiros record credability....and i dont take kindly to people who dont take kindly to Ichiro.

Fox 6 · 10-02-2004, 03:16 AM

I dont think they had 90 - 100 mph fast balls in the 20's

GameMaster · 10-02-2004, 03:22 AM

Is anyone here related or know someone that is 100 years or older? If so, how does it make you feel?