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Found July 15, 2008 on Sports Crackle Pop: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Ichiro's F***ing Pep-Talk
TEAMS: Seattle Mariners,  Boston Red Sox
PLAYERS: Ichiro Suzuki,  David Ortiz
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
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    Mizzy21390 said July 16, 2008

    I just think its funny cuz Ichiro acts like he cant speak english, always needing an interpretor for media interviews... but every year at the beginning of the All-Star game, he comes out of no where once the teams manager leaves after his pep talk with the team, and goes on a long ENGLISH SPEAKING tirade about the N.L. And new comers are always surprised, because they assumed he didnt kno english, when really he speaks it fluently.

    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

      stillatin replied July 16, 2008

      its an inside joke ichiro has with the whole league lol
  • V4victory

    V4victory said July 16, 2008

    Thats hilarious!!! I'd love to see this.
  • ursportspro
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    ursportspro said July 16, 2008

    Lol!

    • mitressehc
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      mitressehc replied July 16, 2008

      Lol.That is hilarious.

  • VitoFalcone said July 16, 2008

    Trade Ichiro to the National League!!! The National League needs a Japanese All -Star motivational speaker so we can win a game.
    • whitejordan32
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      whitejordan32 replied July 16, 2008

      Wait till Fukudome gets there again next year and gets more fluent.

  • OldGoat said July 16, 2008

    The AL has won 12 years now. That is longer than Ichiro has been giving his pep talk.
  • Thirteenburn

    Thirteenburn said July 17, 2008

    You've got to love Ichiro!!
    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...
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