Your overall opinion of Ichiro Suzuki?

I love Ichiro. I saw him a lot when he played in the AL West and I always looked forward to seeing Seattle through out the year. Like someone else mentioned, I too think he is a hall of famer. Him getting 200's for so many seasons shows how consistent of a hitter he is. Not to mention his one field abilities....he has a great arm. It's impressive that he is getting close to 4,000. That is quite an accomplishment for any player and I believe he has been clean through his entire career. I believe that says a lot about his character and because of it, I have a great respect for him. I know I'm not the only one though...I know of other Ranger fans who have appreciated him and know fans across the sport do as well.

Another thing I like about Ichiro is his overall talent and I don't believe he is lazy one bit. I too have noticed him running up on balls and makes me think that he enjoys making great plays, catches etc. There's been some players I've seen who just stand there waiting for the ball to come to them and that makes me think they are lazy. I believe he puts 110% into his game every time he steps on the field.

Another good thing about Ichiro is he sucessfully established himself even before he came to the United States with a .353 career average in Japan. He got 7 gold gloves in Japan and 10 here in the States.He has always been a top outfielder in my opinion and ranks amongst the greatest in the OF position. He has also been a great hitter in his career with several batting titles including 7 in Japan and 2 AL batting champs with Seattle, one of which was his rookie season.

What I find most amazing was how healthy and injury free he has been through most of his career. He didn't even go on the DL until 2009 and had been playing professionally since 1992.

I say that Ichiro is in the HOFer and can't wait for the day that he goes in. I wish he would have been a Ranger. He has always been nothing but classy and an all around great player. One of the things that sticks out to me is after the Tsunamis in Japan in 2011, he donated money to help their relief efforts. Tell me how many American athletes that would do something like that. Many become greedy, selfish, and big headed. That act right there shows he cares about those he has never even met. That is one of the things I love about Ichiro. He gives his all in everything he does and has a positive impact not only in MLB, but the world.

If Ichiro had signed with one of the major market teams like the Yankees, Red Sox, Phillies, Dodgers or even St. Louis, he would have been a headliner on a daily basis. He incredible hitting talents as well as his rifle arm would have been on display almost every night on every sports show in the country. I have no doubt that Japan did more highlights on him than even Seattle did during his career with the Mariners.

Ichiro even now commands respect although he is clearly at the end of a wonderful career. He can still make contact and I have yet to see any degradation in his throwing ability. He will end his career as the only player to enter two halls of fame. Japan will honor him as well as Cooperstown. I have no doubt.

He has shown nothing but class throughout his career and if, as you say, was thrown out of one game, I'm sure he had a good reason. As a Yankees fan I hope the team can rebound for Ichiro's sake. I would like very much to see him get into the playoffs and hopefully before he retires, get that world series ring.

A good player, rather like Tony Gwynn with a bit less offense (Gwynn played in a horrible hitting environment) but more speed and defense. A worthy Hall of Famer but not one of the greatest who ever played (his offensive was entirely tied up in batting average and stolen bases - no power to speak of and he didn't get on base all that well for how high his AVG was).

However, he's no longer a useful starter - he's a fine fourth outfielder who starts against left-handed pitchers, but his offense is now well below average (he hits .280 with no power or walks), to the point where his now merely good speed and defense are not valuable enough. Sadly for the Yankees, they have no better options.

Now, he's 300 hits away from 3000, and he could get another 70 or so this year, which would put him about 2 years away from the milestone, and he's signed through next season. If he's healthy next year and plays about as well as he has the last three years, he'll probably be fewer than 100 hits away, so I can see someone signing him for 2015. However, I believe he's done after 2015 at the latest - honestly, he provides little enough value right now.

How does Ichiro compare to other top players? I'll just look at right fielders:

There is no argument whatsoever that would bring Ichiro above Ruth, Aaron, Robinson, or Ott. I'd also rate him below Clemente, Jackson, Gwynn, and Kaline, fairly comfortably.

That then puts Ichiro up against players like Paul Waner, Harry Heilmann, Gary Sheffield, Dave Winfield, Sam Crawford, Dwight Evans, Willie Keeler, Enos Slaughter, Larry Walker, Sam Thompson, King Kelly, and maybe a few others.

Ichiro's advantages are playing today, defense, baserunning, and credit for performance in Japan. However, his offense is inferior to all of these men without heavy timelining and Japan credit. He'll make up a lot of ground through defense and baserunning, but offense is where a position player's value really is, particularly for an offensive position like right field. His offense is valuable - it's nigh impossible to hit .330 in your prime and be even average - but the lack of power and walks do hurt him.

I think I'd rate Ichiro within the top 20 right fielders in history, but probably not in the top 10.

Ichiro is the shiz Frizz, the guy had 200+ hits for ten straight years, one of the all time gold glovers, never picked a fight, never a cliche interview, if he started his MLB career with the 95 Mariners they probably win a world series and Ichiro would cruise into 4,000 with style, perhaps finally making Pete Rose irrelevant for good (we can only dream.). He is a hall of famer across the globe and if I were to make an all time 25 man roster Ichiro would be on it.

Griffey may be considered the #1 Mariner ever but you can make a case that Ichiro should be.

Probably the one player over the past 20 seasons whom I would absolutely credit as never having taken steroids, or HGH, or probably even chewable vitamins.

Future Hall of Famer.

Probably future Japan Hall of Famer as well.

It'd be nice if those happened in the same summer, but I'm not sure how the JHOF does its admissions.

But I do anticipate Ichiro-san being the first dual member, with a plaque on both sides of the big pond. He'll deserve both.

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A stylish player who can do it all defensively and offensively. A true professional his entire career. First ballot HOF. A quiet guy who plays the game right.

It's too bad he didn't get a start in MLB right away. He might actually have posed a threat to Rose's all time hits record.

I am disappointed that he is now with the Yankees. I guess the other 29 teams are farm teams for the Yankees because the good players end up playing for them eventually.

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