Found July 19, 2009 on Seattle Times:
I know Geoff likes those post-game handshaking photos, so this one's for you, big guy. Ichiro had a funny comment about his game-saving catch, in which he robbed Victor Martinez with a leaping catch at the wall, with Shin-Soo Choo on first, two outs, and the Mariners up 5-3 in the ninth. "The only thing that was in my iind as soon the ball made contact with the bat was to catch it. Just like a dog chasing after a Frisbee." I asked him if he was inspired by all the great catches Franklin Gutierrez has made this series. "More than me being inspired, the way I see it is,a truly good outfielder plays like that. That's what I think by watching him. He doesn't make any unnecessary diving plays. He makes hard plays look easy, not easy plays look hard. I don't know if I'm able to do that but that is my goal." Would it have been a home run if he hadn't caught it? "I don't know, but I caught it, so that's all that matters.'' R...
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