The Crippler, "His OBP is too low"
"He doesn't take enough walks and doesn't work the count like I would like."
You're right about that, but that's because of his aggressive batting style.
He's not struck out often, he'd rather like to hit ...
I don't think taking less walks is a problem.
you see, it takes 3.72 seconds between Ichiro hits a ball
and he reaches the first base. ONLY 3.72 secs !!!
Didn't you see he got away with a hit from Randy Johnson in the All-Star game ?
He's a speed demon ... He can get away from double play !!!
so he puts such a pressure on the opponent's infield defenders,
they gotta throw the ball as fast as possible, otherwise he will be safe ...
and I saw that made them commit several errors, especially SS or 3rd baseman.
but just getting walk doesn't cause any pressure on them itself.
and his bat speed is really fast,
I heard that his bat speed is about 8 miles faster than Nomar's.
"I don't think he is an ideal leadoff hitter."
I agree, my ideal leadoff hitter is over .900 avg [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img] with over .900 obp [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img].
C'mon, let's come down to earth, man,
Who's BETTER than Ichiro as a leadoff hitter right now ?
Take a look at other teams, their leadoff hitters are just awful ...
I think Ichiro is an ideal leadoff hitter RIGHT NOW !!!
Remember he is just a ROOKIE, what you expect ?,
and has NEVER played in the US BEFORE ...
Did Tony play better than him in his rookie season ?
Is it EASY for a rookie to hit over 200 hits in a single season ?????
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