Posted by: rql () on Sat Oct 2 14:34:41 2004

a perfect example, a perfect picture not requiring multiple frames to illustrate that ichiro is linear....go to http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/baseball/mlb/10/01/bc.bba.suzuki.hitsrecor.ap/index.html?cnn=yes....
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> and the point is not to take away anything from his record-breaking hit...fact is, he will eventually be in the hall of fame based on him being a great singles hitter, not a power hitter...and in general, power = rotation, high average = linear....<

What was Bonds,beltran and pujols averages this year.Another thought ,what would Ichiros avg. be and how many hits would he have if he did not run a 3.35 avg to 1st base.I got to think he had 30 hits this year easy because of his speed or how they played him with his speed.