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Monday, July 23, 2012
Oh, the actual sourcing and news and stuff: - it’s via Jack Curry at YES. The Yankees have acquired Ichiro Suzuki for RHPs DJ Mitchell and Danny Fahrquar, a source said. Yanks also get undisclosed cash in deal.
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If true I am actually quite stunned. Good on Jack Z and M's ownership for having the stones to do this.
So Ichiro leadoff and Jeter #2 ... I'm not sure that's good for the Yanks lineup.
Seriously...MLB.TV is reporting it as if the Yanks are just borrowing the lawn mower, while I'm going WHAT THE ####????
I was not expecting that.
WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE THE YANKEES.
Is he 3 feet tall with a magic mirror?
I'll believe that lineup card when I see it. Even with Ichiro on the roster, Joe's not moving Jeter out of the leadoff spot.
If his name wasn't Ichiro he wouldn't even be starting, much less traded for prospects.
Oh come on...it's at least KIND OF funny.
My reaction to this trade so far is three parts WHAT THE ####-AROO and one part Eso's reaction.
Maybe they did this to bolster attendance at DNYS.....
And you know what? You're right. In a grim "guaranteed to sicken the hearts of all Mariners fans everywhere" way, it IS pretty funny.
It might actually be pretty cool, since these next 3 games might be the last ones Ichiro ever plays in Seattle. I'll probably go to at least one of these.
Heh.
To be clear, they didn't give up anything, so don't care in that regard, just don't want Ichiro at the top of the lineup making outs.
Taking defensive innings from Ibanez: good
Taking defensive innings from Jones: possibly ok
Taking defensive innings from Wise: very bad
I really hate the ####### Yankees. Of course Ichiro's hitting .330 the rest of the summer. Vegas probably won't even take odds on that.
Old.
If you're an Ichiro fan you have to be pleased with this deal too.
Also, since the Yankees don't have names on their jerseys, I'm glad Mr. Suzuki won't have his first (given) name on his jersey instead of his last (family) name like every other player.
But as an Ichiro fan and a Yankee hater, I also recognize that Ichiro's gloriously anarchic spirit is a terrible fit for the young fascists of america conformity demanded by the Yankee organization, and I'll be sad to see him wear their uniform.
Anyway, mark me down as also very, very surprised.
EDIT: another conspiracy possibility - Penn State paid the two teams to do this to chip into their news cycle. Or, perhaps, Romney or Obama.
I dunno, could even be aliens. But, something is very off.
Yeah, that is a pretty good analogy. I guess Ichiro wants a ring?
I know there is a lot of sentimentality, but this is a good trade for the Mariners, both in terms of opening up playing time for guys who might be part of the next good Seattle team, and in showing that Z can make decisions.
Gwynn could actually still hit at 40, just couldn't stay healthy/ in the lineup
They traded for Francoeur?!
He could be an important plank for the Yankees to build the edifice of their postseason dreams upon.
Meh, he's had his last name on his jersey for years. He could have his family name and a motorcycle endorsement on those pinstriped rags if he wanted to.
I guess. But he's 39 and is really only a pinch runner/defensive sub at this point in his career. It's not the same as rooting for Ichiro!
So how does "the Yankees DFA'd Wise to make room for Ichiro!" rank on that scale?
But yes, it certainly is quite shocking. I guess the Mariners felt they were between Scylla and Charybdis¹, as they could either let Ichiro go and take crap for being both cheap and heartless, or keep him around and have a potential repeat of the Ken Griffey '10 debacle where they simply cannot even pretend to carry the "legend" as a player on the roster any longer. I assume they'll still take some crap for this, but it should be more muted since Ichiro gets to go for a ring and I suppose MITCHELL! could be worth something.
¹ Although really, a mariner should relish this challenge.
What's next - Mariano to WA for J Werth? Josh Hamilton to CO for Tuloy?
And how do ya pronounce Ichiro in the Bronx???
The translation is finally on - sounds like Ichiro! reads BBTF. "This team has plenty of players in their mid-20s who need to play and I realized I shouldn't be on this team next year."
That makes almost as much sense as having Ichiro play LF.
Yankee Stadium LF of course used to be much more expansive than RF, but I don't think that's a big factor anymore.¹
¹ Now the entire stadium is simply DISGRACEFUL.
That's a good piece of business.
I'm at work, so I'm not watching, but if that was the actual quote, Ichiro is now my favorite yankee.
seriously? i am now fervently rooting for a NYY-LAD WS.
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