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Found September 13, 2009 on Big League Stew:
Ichiro? 'Wee Chiro' tops Keeler with 9th straight 200-hit season
TEAMS: Seattle Mariners,  Texas Rangers
PLAYERS: Ichiro Suzuki
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Ichiro Suzuki(notes) doesn't really have a nickname — "Ichrio" apparently will do, thank you — but if he's looking for one, how about "Mr. 200"?No player in major league history has racked up more 200-hit seasons to start his career than Ichiro, whose infield single against the Texas Rangers in the second inning Sunday night made it a clean nine for nine.He's once ... twice ... nine times a two-hundred since coming from Japan in 2001.With another 20...
Original Story: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_...

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  • jaymz77
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    jaymz77 said September 14, 2009

    HOF here he comes -- this guy doesn't get enough credit in the States. He would own Pete Rose's record had he played in the States long enough.
    • khollen
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      khollen replied September 14, 2009

      i agree jaymz, very underrated.
  • giantsrepeat

    giantsrepeat said September 14, 2009

    Not only would he have owned Roses record, but I'll bet,(no pun intended), he would not have gambled on the game either. In that way allowing nothing to keep him out of the hall. He may not be the most powerful, but he is one of the best pure hitters I have ever seen. While Ted Williams was before my time, I saw how good he was on film, and Ichiro is just as good as the Splendid Splinter ever was.
    • khollen
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      khollen replied September 18, 2009

      that`s pushing it a little, but he deserves to be mentioned along with williams yes.
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