ESPN: Ichiro Suzuki OK after traffic accident

New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki was unhurt in a traffic accident that occurred Saturday afternoon after he left George Steinbrenner Field following a preseason game between the Yankees and the Detroit Tigers.

he coulda got hurt, if he wanted to..

Baseball Nation’s Favorite GIFs, Part 1

But over the last year, I made hundreds of GIFs. So, so many hours were spent in Photoshop, excising frames and trying to figure out how to keep the file sizes manageable. Most of the GIFs involved Ryan Theriot making a funny face. But there were others that had some broader appeal. This is my attempt to collect my personal favorites from my own stash over the last year, broken down into several different categories of four or five GIFs each.

The first category: Baseballs aren’t supposed to do that.

Ichiro could hit a single into a pitcher’s jersey, if he wanted to.

Heyman: Yankees have deal with Suzuki

Even though I knew it was going to happen, this is all still very weird to me.

yankees have deal with ichiro. 2 yrs, likely $13M

Ichiro surprises keeper of ‘Ichimeter’ with special thank-you presents

Last July, Ichiro was traded to the New York Yankees. An era had ended in Seattle as had Franz’s need to tote the sign to her seats in right field. The Yankees were in Seattle when the swap went down so Ichiro came over in his New York uniform to thank Franz for her support through the years and to autograph the Ichimeter. It was the final chapter in the Ichimeter story.

Only, it turns out that it wasn’t. Franz received a special package on Tuesday afternoon and tweeted that she almost “passed out in the middle of the living room” after opening it.

His days as a Mariner might be over, but Ichiro continues to deliver hits for his fans in Seattle.