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July 16, 2008: The Curse of Ichiro

 
July 16, 2008
The Curse of Ichiro

"“Bleep … bleep bleep bleep … National League … bleep … bleep … bleeeeeeeeep … National – bleep bleep bleepbleepbleep!” - Justin Morneau's impression of Ichiro's pre All-Star Game pep talk

Is there an anything Ichiro can't do? The man even curses at All-Star levels.

- Jeff

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submitted by ccalifornia  on July 15, 2008 (Sports Crackle Pop!)
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 speaks the queen's language fluently and making returnees happy that they had played well enough to see the pep talk again." "It's why we win," David Ortiz said...

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