that is the most lazer-like throw i've ever seen. Ichiro set the single-season record for most hits (262) in a season in 2004, breaking Hall of . Ichiro was such an exciting player, and for the rest of the baseball world to get to see him do something like this on the national stage was so special. During Suzuki's first month in the majors in 2001, Niehaus narrated a throw by Suzuki from right field that nailed Terrence Long at third base. ", Let's not forget this one either. Ichiro played parts of 14 seasons for the Mariners before his dramatic retirement at age 45 in Tokyo three years ago. Ichiro just defies what most athletes are capable of. Every time I faced him, our team would shift and theyd leave the gap between left and center, and that was easy money for him, says Santana, who now plays for the Royals and allowed the third most hits to Ichiro of any pitcher. David Arnold Dave Niehaus (February 19, 1935 November 10, 2010) was an American sportscaster. I think Japans athletes can inspire such hope in the Japanese people, Masujima wrote. Yet the idea of playing again is another maybe final challenge for Suzuki. **For the best user experience, we recommend disabling the Reddit redesign. How did he not tear the muscles in his entire body making that throw. THE THROW TO THE PLATE WILL BE . The National League, originally founded in 1876, consists of the following teams: Arizona Diamondbacks; Atlanta Braves; Chicago Cubs; Cincinnati Reds; Colorado Rockies; Los Angeles Dodgers; Miami Marlins; Milwaukee Brewers; New York Mets; Philadelphia Phillies; Pittsburgh Pirates; San Diego Padres; San Francisco Giants; St. Louis Cardinals; and Washington Nationals. Mines just as gold as yours, Boone says. And his unique approach to hittinghis on-deck stretches, circular bat warmup, and distinct scamper out of the boxdefied all baseball norms. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. "The Throw" was electric, and one of Ichiro's first introductions to baseball in the United States. He was the lead play-by-play announcer for the American League's Seattle Mariners from their inaugural season in 1977 until his death after the 2010 season. I mean, they had the left fielder on the left-field line, they had the third baseman almost shaking hands with him, they had the infield halfway in, had the second baseman pulled sometimesyou saw every defense that you could see, he says. That was pretty crazy., Throughout the summer, the Mariners also took advantage of their geographic location, catering to Japanese fans with weekend ticket packages and accommodations. In the bottom of the inning, Aaron Sele was inching closer to a shutout when Oakland center fielder Terrence Long led off with a single. Whos most important on the Mariners besides Julio Rodrguez? It blows my mind how lucky Seattle sports fans have been with our broadcasters, No pressure to the new Kraken announcer crew, As a Blazers fan so happy Calabro is coming back. Even though I retired as an active player, baseball and Seattle have never left my heart, Ichiro said. October 2, 1995: On the Map. Seahawks running back Chris Carson is struggling with fumbles, and it's imperative he corrects the issue, says Jake Heaps. Carrying all of the responsibilities that came with being the first Japanese-born MLB position player, he never wavered. Ichiro Suzuki established himself as a top fielder immediately upon joining the Seattle Mariners in 2001. his size limits his ability to throw over the intermediate middle, and hubris is preventing him from ceding control or reining in his preferred style of play (meaning he no longer runs with the football, and opts to take . Somebody needs to sync that up. Ichiro Suzuki had already made a positive impression by the time he entered into legend status. Within a couple of years, however, the teams leadership had come to embrace Ichiros unorthodox style. As Ichiro went, so did the Mariners. He was the lead play-by-play announcer for the American League's Seattle Mariners from their inaugural season in 1977 until his death in 2010. "This is truly devastating news," said Seattle Mariners chairman Howard Lincoln. . But when he met Ichiro in 2009, it was the Mariners legend who provided the classic moment. Everything was like clockworkhed get his massage, hit off the tee, light weights, stretch, snack. By that time, it didnt look like this was this giant gamble., Over the next decade, as Ichiro extended his career in New York and Miami, the level of Japanese baseball continued to rise. One by one, Ichiro shared a message with each, blending in his trademark quick-wit humor with heartfelt respect. They tied MLBs regular-season record with 116 wins and had the third-highest bWAR in baseball history (67.1). "If this team is going to go to the playoffs, they have to have Chris Carson running the football.". I believe that they represent a new way of thinking, a new philosophy that has arisen within Japanese society, and that this new philosophy will have a tremendous influence., As Whiting notes, because Ichiro played every day, he became daily national news, a sort of baseball emissary beating up American pitchers. All of them got their chance after Suzuki smashed the stereotypes that surrounded Japanese hitters. They dont allow for individual differences. He is somebody I have tried to mimic, not just hitting but playing-wise, even how he handles the media. [Orix executives] would come to the Kingdome and watch games and go to the office during the day, Colborn says, but the real, ultimate goal was for us to have first choice of their players., In 1999, two years before Ichiro hit free agency, Orix expanded its agreement, allowing players to travel to Peoria to join the Mariners for spring training. If they're not careful he'll take third too. Hes baseballs all-time hit king, was named to 10 straight American League All-Star teams, and is one of only two players ever to win MVP and Rookie of the Year in the same season. Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) was formed and charged with developing, building and managing the most comprehensive baseball experience available on the internet. In 2004, he did just that, passing Sisler on Oct. 1. I saw this angle 20 years ago and have been looking for it ever since. If a skinny guy from Japan can compete in this uniform, and then stand before you tonight to accept this honor, then there is no reason you cannot do it either., You cheered loudly for me as a new player that first game 21 years ago -- and you never stopped, Ichiro said, becoming emotional. Ichiro came up throwing, and no one who saw it or heard Dave Niehaus' memorable call will ever forget it. I realized that this video didn't have the Niehaus call which was a lot better honestly. He was just this unique individual, the result of a very unusual set of circumstances.. I'm not sure he threw that ball at an upward angle. That was a much better call. "To come over here and pave the way for a lot of Japanese players, what he and (Hideo) Nomo did, that's not an easy thing to do," said Oakland manager Bob Melvin, who managed Suzuki for two seasons in Seattle. Niehaus was one of the greats. What sets Mariners OF Kyle Lewis apart from other prospects. A laser beam, barely 10 feet off the ground, reached third baseman David Bell on the fly with Long a good five feet from the bag. 51 rose to the occasion in the 2007 All-Star Game in San Francisco. His 133 hits at the break marked a club record, and his league-leading 3.4 million votes made him an All-Star starter as a rookie. just drops and shakes his head, Ichiro was the only one in the video not surprised by that throw, It was going to take a perfect throw to get me. 2023 Bonneville International. He would become the first Japanese-born MLB player to be inducted. She talks . #IchiroWeekend pic.twitter.com/Upl1XeSY48, Ichiro Girl reuniting with Ichiro is the most wholesome thing weve ever seen pic.twitter.com/vrM41SHLaB. His defensive acumen and acrobaticshis speed, arm strength, and daring pursuit angles on fly ballsearned him a Gold Glove award in right field. Fann: 6 most important Mariners highlights from spring training so far, Servais: How Mariners are helping Julio handle superstar spotlight, Mariners Notebook: The plan to get even more out of Luis Castillo. SEATTLE (AP) Ichiro Suzuki's otherworldly talents made an early impression on Dave Niehaus, the Hall of Fame voice of the Seattle Mariners. Mariano Rivera is widely considered the greatest closer of all-time. Heaps: Bench Chris Carson? Jake Kring-Schreifels is a sports and entertainment writer based in New York. I both love and confused by it. If there's another challenge that's put in front of him, it would not surprise me if he was able to conquer that challenge.". It's grand sa-lami time! The Mariners front office, led at the time by general manager Woody Woodward, was skeptical of how Ichiros skill set would translate to the U.S. After his 2001 debut, it seemed like it would be only a matter of time until he became the new single-season hit king. I mean Forslund is already loved by the hockey community, I don't see how he doesn't succeed as our play by play. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Feb 17, 2012 - Dave Niehaus. Not only are they standing shoulder to shoulder with their overseas peers, in some cases they are leading the way., Hideki Matsui followed Ichiro to the majors in 2003, crossing the Pacific and signing with the Yankees. Thus, over the next few years, Colborn found it easy to court Ichiro, bringing him jerseys of Griffey Jr., his favorite player. Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis hit his fifth home run in eight games in the big leagues on Wednesday. But the way my career ended in Japan at the Tokyo Dome, and how the fans embrace me there, that is what makes this an easier exit. In Japan, practice is more important than necessarily the game, and if you dont get the desired goal, its kind of OK to cry. buhners is great too. Youve got to be really, really good to break that mold., As Orixs pitching coach between 1990 and 1993, Jim Colborn remembers hearing Ichiros name echoing constantly throughout the organization. He really didnt have time to fit into group dynamics.. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, The subreddit for the bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players. It lasted an incredible 84 years until Ichiro came along. If I started a game against him, the day before they want to talk to you, after the game they want to talk to you, the next day they want to talk to you, Mulder says. Check out http://m.mlb.com/video for our full archive of videos, and subscribe on YouTube for the best, exclusive MLB content: http://youtube.com/MLB About MLB.com:Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball's internet operations into an independent technology company. Colborn predicted that a bid of $10 million would win Ichiros negotiating rights, but Yamauchi wanted a failsafe number and threw in a couple extra million of his own money. My friend and I always used to say Terrensh Long. By 2006, when an Ichiro-led Japan beat the United States in the World Baseball Classic, MLB managers and players had noticed a change. About an hour later, Ichiro led off the game by hitting Browns fourth pitch 400 feet and depositing it into the right-field bleachers. "When I met Ichiro in Peoria, (Arizona) which is the first time I'd met him face to face, he walked in and had more presence than any other baseball player I'd ever encountered," Seattle general manager Jerry Dipoto said. A Celebration of Life for Dave Niehaus; Podcasts; 2013 Seattle Seahawks Online Scrapbook; Daily Archives: February 24, . Fun Players. It was so true and so strong. Next door in the press box, Mariners broadcaster Dave Niehaus described the throw as being like something out of Star Wars, a call that was soon attached to the clip on every sports report that night. With MLBs newly established posting system (which negated much of Colborns and the Mariners groundwork), Gillick leaned on ownershipparticularly principal owner Hiroshi Yamauchi, a Nintendo chairman who loved watching Ichiro play in Japanto make a competitive offer. Love Raible. Apr 21, 2017. When the Miami Marlins made a rare trip to Seattle for a series in 2017, many wondered if it would be the last time Ichiro played at Safeco Field. More >. He also played for the Yankees and Marlins, albeit less prominently, and nine years in Japan before his MLB debut in 2001. A laser beam, barely 10 feet off the ground, reached third baseman David Bell on the fly . 1. He broke records, rebranded the Mariners into must-see TV, and proved that international players could not only succeed in MLB, but also become the face of the entire sport. You need somebody over there that knows the ins and outs of not only how the games played over there, but the culture, former Cubs general manager Jim Hendry says. At one MLB Japan All-Star Series in 2014, Small remembers U.S. manager John Farrell telling him the entire Japanese national lineup could have made an MLB roster. Colborn smiled. When I threw a good split down and away, or when I threw a good sinker in, or when I threw a curveball down over the plate, he found a way to hit that ball harder than anyone else that I would face, says Mulder, who gave up 17 hits to Ichiro in 38 career encounters. I remember how surreal it was on the bus just looking around like, Did that just happen? Boone says. After making adjustments in spring training, he revised his stance, keeping both feet on the ground to better catch up to fastballs. In just the second game of the season, he went over the wall in left field to rob Clevelands Jose Ramirez of a home run. HERE COMES JOEY, HERE IS JUNIOR TO THIRD BASE, THEY'RE GOING TO WAVE HIM IN! Since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have subscribed to MLB.TV, the live video streaming product that airs every game in HD to nearly 400 different devices. Ichiro tips his cap to the Tokyo crowd as he leaves his last MLB game. The 2008 Ford C. Frick Award winner had been the voice of the Mariners since the team's inception in 1977. Nobody had seen a player quite like him. Much like Ichiro during his breakout campaign, Ohtani is redefining the parameters of the game, gunning for the American League MVP, and representing his country with pride in front of awe-inspired fans. Over the past 20 years, MLB has struggled to market and amplify its best players, until this latest wave of international stars: Ohtani, Fernando Tatis Jr., Ronald Acua, and more. For many, Ichiro wasnt just a baseball player; he was a transcendent figure who demanded to be seen in person. Ichiro was showing signs of what he can do at the plate, hitting .371 at the time, but this was a sign of what the Mariners truly had. In his rookie season of 2001, he threw a frozen rope to nail Oaklands Terrence Long trying to go from first to third on a base hit. [0:35 for exact replay]. SEATTLE -- It began like an outdoor concert for an iconic rock star, and in many ways, Ichiro Suzuki carries that reputation in these parts. In 2001, Ichiro Suzuki made his MLB debut for the Seattle Mariners. Ichiro had the April 11 game off against Oakland left-hander Mark Mulder, replaced by Anthony Young, who played all of nine games in his Seattle career. In April and May, he was named American League Rookie of the Month, thanks to a 15-game hit streak that ended on April 21 and a 23-game hit streak that started a day later. In 2008, the National Baseball Hall of Fame awarded Niehaus with Dave "The Groz" Grosby signed off as a full-time Seattle sports radio host Friday on Bob, Groz and Tom with visits from several notable names from his career. [became] Whos next?, According to Tokyo-based journalist Midori Masujima, Japan long held an inferiority complex when it came to sports. Nicknamed Godzilla, the Yomiuri Giants outfielder had been Japans most prolific power hitter, superseding Ichiro in popularity thanks to his teams mainstream appeal. His last was Ichiro Suzuki's fly out to end the Mariners' final game this year on Oct. 3. All rights reserved. ", I'm just gonna leave this here. Youre going to hit a home run off Kevin Brown tonight, Colborn remembers telling him. SEATTLE (AP) Ichiro Suzuki's otherworldly talents made an early impression on Dave Niehaus, the Hall of Fame voice of the Seattle Mariners. Seriously, who does that? He was the instructor for a region void of the major league . Ichiro walks off into history in sayonara at Tokyo Dome. Or maybe at this age what I can do is prepare myself, train and see what I can do and the work I put in, see what happens to my body and performance," Suzuki said. That is absurd. , "Mariners broadcaster Dave Niehaus dies at 75", "2008 Ford C. 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Terrance Long was over halfway from second to third when Ichiro picked up that ball. Sharing the field with his idols for the first time, Ichiro displayed his quick bat and strong arm, impressing Piniella and the rest of his temporary teammates. Ichiros 2018 run with the Mariners may not have lasted long, but it at least produced one special play that made everybody remember why he means so much in Seattle. Over his first season in Seattle, the then-27-year-old erased any doubts about his transition from Nippon Professional Baseball to MLB. 4/11/01: Ichiro Suzuki nails Terrence Long trying to go first-to-third on a single to right field. Get Social with AzQuotes. Dave Niehaus, Jay Buhner, Edgar Martinez, Randy . Id meet with him somewhere, usually at UCLA, one time we went to Cal State Fullerton, another time to Pepperdine, Colborn says. Ichiro finished the year with 262 hits, a record that nobody has come close to touching since. Before catching a flight back to Seattle, they grabbed hot dogs and leaned against the Phoenix airports high-top tables to discuss their trip. Speaking of Ichiros speed and All-Star Games, his first trip to the midsummer classic had another memorable moment created by his feet. By the time Melvin arrived in Seattle in 2003, Suzuki was already established as a star. And so that's why I feel good about not playing.. He was 75. Period, man, you are out. And was he ever out., Bell: I knew he had a great arm, but I was a little surprised. **, Press J to jump to the feed. Now, of course, there's two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani. ?Chuck Armstrong, Seattle Mariners president and COO, added, "Speaking for ourselves, our . Suzuki was unlike anything the majors had seen when he left Japan for Seattle, and he's become one of the most important figures in baseball history and not just because of his 3,089 hits, 10 Gold Gloves, numerous All-Star Games, single-season hit record and MVP award. By the All-Star break, it held a 19-game lead over the second-place As. And would anyone be surprised if he was on the field once more? He's shifting to a new role as special assistant to the chairman. David Arnold Niehaus was an American sportscaster. Beats the throw. Ichiro is the first member added since 2015, and he joined an exclusive group that includes nine other members (in order of induction): Alvin Davis, Dave Niehaus, Jay Buhner, Edgar Martinez, Randy Johnson, Dan Wilson, Ken Griffey Jr., Lou Piniella and Jamie Moyer, with all in attendance except Johnson and Piniella. Piniella: Ive seen some pretty good arms. The reality of being 44 years old, being unable to consistently catch up to 95 mph fastballs, being a step or two slower trying to beat out an infield single. The tourist industry experienced this huge boom because people would fly there and stay in a hotel and take in two or three Mariners games and then come back. Even after Hideo Nomo broke international barriers and found success with the Dodgers in 1995, only a few MLB teams had scouts on the ground in Japan. "It was the first moment where you saw Ichiro wasnt 'just another guy' and, of course, it was accompanied by one of Niehaus best calls.". Ichiro will first be eligible for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in . "Pow, he got him" combined with "pegged him". Niehaus was the fans' choice to throw out the first pitch in Safeco Field history. Yet after narrowly escaping Cleveland in the ALDS, their season ended in the Bronx for the second straight year, with a loss to the Yankees in five games. Honestly, I was scared. The Japanese sensation would go on to win the Rookie of the Year and the MVP that same season, but all of that came after this laser beam. [People] would pick up the newspaper and see Ichiro got two hits, and then several paragraphs down youd find out Seattle lost the game, he says. I love the call on that play - the fact that the announcer has the time and presence of mind to include the "look at the throw from right" as the ball's still in the air makes it so much better to me. David Niehaus had no idea who Janis Joplin was when they first met in Brazil. "The Throw" was electric, and one of Ichiro's first introductions to baseball in the United States. Bell says the roster was full of professional, consistent players, but adds, I wouldnt say there were guys that were superstar players or elite, unbelievable athletes. Ichiro was the exception. Ken Levine. In a way, Niehaus was also describing what Suzuki was about to bring to the major leagues for 18 seasons. Scott Servais explains how to help the CF handle it. This is the one that really shows what a laser it was. Their trip who provided the classic moment Lewis hit his fifth home run in eight games in the Japanese,! 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