Here's another poll for Mariners fans to weigh in on, after manager Eric Wedge said Thursday he's leaning toward moving Ichiro out of the leadoff spot this season.
Should Ichiro be the Mariners' leadoff hitter this season?
Via seattlemariners.com
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January 25, 2012
Ichiro Suzuki has been entrenched in the leadoff spot for the Mariners since 2001, but manager Eric Wedge indicated the 38-year-old right fielder is likely to be slotted lower in the order during the upcoming season.
Via AP on Fox
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January 26, 2012
Seattle manager Eric Wedge says he's leaning toward moving Ichiro Suzuki out of the leadoff spot as a way to improve the Mariners' anemic offense.
During the Mariners' pre-spring training luncheon on Thursday, Wedge said he's not completely set on moving Suzuki from the spot he's held since he arrived from Japan in 2001. Wedge said he's considered the No...
Via USS Mariner
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January 26, 2012
Eric Wedge hinted at this towards the end of last season, but tonight he made his most declarative statement on the issue, telling Mike Salk on ESPN 710 that he was “leaning in (the) direction” of moving Ichiro out of the leadoff spot. People have been talking about shifting Ichiro to the third spot in the order for years, and it seems like his poor performance in 2011...
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January 26, 2012
Seattle manager Eric Wedge says he will begin the season having Chone Figgins bat leadoff and hit Ichiro Suzuki third in the Mariners batting order.
Wedge made the announcement on Tuesday. It will be the first time in his career that Suzuki will not bat leadoff on a regular basis, having hit somewhere else in the batting order only a few times in his decade-long career with the...
Via Seattle Times
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January 26, 2012
Mariners manager Eric Wedge says he might move Ichiro out of the leadoff spot in the batting order. He said Ichiro could move to the No. 2 or 3 spot, with Dustin Ackley, Chone Figgins and Franklin Gutierrez options to hit at the top of the order.
Via ESPN
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January 26, 2012
Seattle manager Eric Wedge says he's leaning toward moving Ichiro Suzuki out of the leadoff spot as a way to improve the Mariners' anemic offense.
Via Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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January 26, 2012
For 11 seasons, Ichiro Suzuki has been the Mariners’ leadoff hitter. In his 1,749 major-league games, there have been just a few dozen in which Ichiro wasn’t the first player in the Seattle lineup. That may change this coming season. In fact, if Manager Eric Wedge can find the right batting combination, there’s a “good [...]
Via Seattle Times
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January 26, 2012
Mariners manager Eric Wedge said Thursday at the club's annual luncheon that he is "leaning" toward hitting Ichiro in a lower position in the batting order.
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