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Ichiro has been the most pleasant surprise of the 2001 baseball season — bar none. There were plenty of concerns in spring training that perhaps the Seattle Mariners had overestimated what the Japanese star could do for their team, especially as Ichiro spent the first few weeks slapping balls to the opposite field like a glorified Timo Perez.

Two months later, Ichiro appears to be worth every penny. Few have found any way to be critical of him thus far, and those who have seem to use the most tortured of logic to do so.

Rob Dibble, the former Cincinnati Reds reliever, ripped Ichiro on ESPN.com last week, claiming that he doesn’t walk enough and that he’s just a “singles hitter who has 83 hits and under .400 OBP” who needs to learn how to take a walk.

“I personally want my leadoff hitter to walk 100 times and score 100 runs,” Dibble righteously intoned.

Understand something – I come from a Strat-O-Matic baseball background, and fellow Strat players will agree with a lot of what I’m saying. For me, the first thing I want in a player, especially a leadoff hitter, is someone who gets on base — and I don’t care how he chooses to do it.

Ichiro currently has a .397 on-base percentage, good for 13th in the American League as of June 5. However, it’s not as though the guys ahead of him are leadoff hitters as well — virtually all of them are middle-of-the-order guys who lack Ichiro’s speed and batting average.

Yes, he only has 10 walks so far, so guys like Dibble try to say he’s not walking enough. But since when is a single not more valuable than a walk? Should Ichiro, say, try to knock 50 points off his average and bat .315 instead, while waiting out a walk so he can fit the mold of a “true” leadoff hitter? Read the rest of this entry »

Why has a game long treasured in this state not done well in nearly every conceivable aspect? Why despite a championship from one of its teams in 1997 has it failed so miserably?

According to one Major League Baseball official we spoke with recently, fans in Florida have long wanted a regular team, however, now they just may be bored of the sport.

“I honestly think people get their fill of the sport during spring training,” said the official, who spoke with Fanstop.com on condition of anonymity. “People love to see all the stars come down here for spring training and it gives them something to look forward to. But after its over, it is like they get too much of it with teams being here. It’s like after spring training, they simply aren’t interested.”

Most people blame lack of attendance and interest for the two teams on their poor records and history. The Florida Marlins, who are based in Miami, won a championship in 1997 through the spending power of their ex-Owner, Blockbuster Video Chief, H. Wayne Huizenga. However, the championship season has been their only winning season to date.

Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays have never come close to a winning season in their three years of existence.

The two teams are both on pace to have losing seasons again this year, as the Marlins stand 21-25 and the Devil Rays sit at 13-34, the worst record in baseball. However, according to the official we spoke with, he doesn’t think that the lack of success translates into why baseball is doing so badly in the sunshine state.

“Look at Kansas City, Seattle, and the Chicago Cubs when they aren’t doing well, they still draw fans,” he stated. “They all have stars and so do these two clubs. Again, I think the problem may be lack of interest, even based on the type of state that this is. It is the same way in California; this is a warm weather state with a lot of other teams and things to do. That hurts these teams ability. Also, spring training is here, so people that don’t want to pay $30 to go to a Marlins game, they simply wait until February and pay less than that to see the Red Sox play. That is what hurts them.” Read the rest of this entry »