Have you ever wondered why the American League tends to win every All-Star Game? It's a surprise for us to learn that the AL All-stars have revealed their secret weapon: Ichiro Suzuki's pre-game pep talk.
According to Yahoo Sports, "Every year, after the AL manager addresses his team, Ichiro bursts from his locker, a bundle of kinetic energy, and proceeds, in English, to disparage the National League with an H-bomb of F-bombs, stunning first-timers who had no idea Ichiro speak...
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Mizzy21390 said July 16, 2008
It motivates every to hate the N.L and play their best. While it also give the players something to laugh at and look forward to every yr.
I think its so weird that ever since Ichiro has started that tradition in 2001, the A.L has never lost a game...
stillatin replied July 16, 2008
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Thirteenburn said July 17, 2008
My only question is this: why haven't the Seattle Mariners, who happen to be both my home team as well as my favorite team outside of the Dodgers, become as successful as the AL All Star teams of the past 10 years or so? Doesn't he have some sort of speech for his teammates as well?
If not, he needs to start and see what happens. Hell, I'M interested in seeing what happens...