Ichiro Reaches 2,000 Hits; Doug Fister's Hilarious Comment Lost In Excitement

Editor's Note: I forgot we were supposed to be closed today. Bonus post! Fight unfair labor practices here and abroad! Have a good day off. Ichiro Suzuki, man of 1,000 tagged WoW articles is now a man of 2,000 MLB hits. Ichiro smacked a double off of A's pitcher Gio Gonzalez, making him the second fastest player to reach the milestone. Former Philly A, Al Simmons was the fastest. In true Geoff Baker style we're reminded that Simmons died alone and destitute in the ">lede of the game story. C'mon! This is a joyous occasion! We need levity. What was going on in the dugout after the hit? In the dugout later, after Jose Lopez drove him home with a single, his teammates mobbed him with congratulations. Ken Griffey Jr. took the historic ball, which will be shipped to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., and according to Ichiro, wrote "some ridiculous things" on it. Griffey told reporters his scribbling was a play on words with the first name of A&#...