The Age of Ichiro | Dorktown

Ichiro Suzuki was the most unconventional and electrifying baseball player of the 21st century. During the 2000s, he and the Mariners pieced together a beautiful, infuriating story.

Corrections:

• 1:41 – The Y-axis labels are incorrect. A-Rod did have more total bases than any other player in this series, but he actually tallied 17 total bases.
• 3:30 – Script error. The Mariners lost Randy Johnson one year and Ken Griffey Jr. the next, not the other way around.
• 29:10 – Typo. Winn’s OPS was 1.071, not .1071.

[IAmOwenPlays]

“Why would he run when I was going to throw him out?” is one of the coldest quotes of all time

[jodom]

“What’ll you do when you retire?”

“I’ll think I’ll just die”

What a freaking legend

[adamfitzgerald]

This is not a documentary, it's a spiritual and mental experience.

[noname]

Another story I read about Ichiro: Upon being assigned #51 (Which had been Randy Johnson's number), he apparently contacted Johnson himself to say that he would "not bring shame" to his jersey number.

[themanthelegendjmw]

"Why should I stretch? Does a cheetah stretch before it catches its prey?" - Ken Griffey Jr. (Gets injured for all the second half of his career
Ichiro - stretches constantly - plays and stays healthy till 45.


Remember to stretch kids.

[raynor]

This is a nice reminder that the only reason Pete Rose is still referred to as the Hit King is because Ichiro played his first nine seasons in Japan.

[christophersimons]

“The mariners are not competitors. They are protagonists” is the most mariners way to describe the mariners and I’m here for it

[WSUFan]

Ichiro not knowing who Tom Brady is has got to be the most savage move ever.

[tylergiampa]

My Little Ichiro Story:


I remember in 2017 when Ichiro was in Miami and close to retiring. I was at a game in Philadelphia with my friend. The game got rained out before it even started. As we were walking out through the concourse I noticed someone working out on the field in the rain. It was Ichiro. We walked down to the field and for the next 30 minutes we watched Ichiro workout on a soaked field, in pouring rain, 2 hours before a game that now was not evening going to be played. This was nothing left to prove, 3, 000 hit, first ballot Hall of Famer, Ichiro, busting his ass in the rain for a team that was on their way to winning only 77 games He then signed an autograph for a little girl who had waited all this time with her parents as well standing near us. Such an unbelievable player with an absurd work ethic. Best pure hitter of all time.

[packersfan]

Only Jon Bois could get me scared of a green upwards line

[ericveneto]

After breaking Sisler's record, Ichiro visited his grave that offseason

[jaranda]

Imagine if the 73-9 Warriors lost to 5 against the Thunder then randomly dipped. Those are the 2001 Seattle Mariners.

[ryanmorgan]

I've been Mariners fan my entire life. I legit started sobbing at the 23 minute mark. Those who haven't been with this team for decades don't understand. The Cubs and Red Sox have both been redeemed, and frankly, those teams have other things to celebrate besides winning or losing. Mariners fandom is the nihilist realization that if nothing matters or will ever work out, you can find beauty in the pain.

[thomassomeone]

“How did you throw out Terrence Long at 3rd?”
“It was hit right to me. Why did he run when I was going to throw him out”

ABSOLUTE. BADASS.

[fktheworldandrant]

The fact this is 47+ minutes long makes the wait even more worth it...

[harrisonlee]

The more I learn about the Mariners, the more they start to feel like some sort of ancient myth that can't possibly be real.

[adamania]

Can’t believe it’s almost over already 😔I want it to be a 60 part documentary

[ExhaustedElox]

It's hard to overstate how amazing Ichiro was. There will never be a more pure hitter or defensive outfielder in my lifetime. He had zero (0) games with 4 strikeouts. He had more games with 4 hits than he had games with 3 strikeouts. After that throw so soon after joining the MLB, no one tested his arm ever again. That's why his outfield assists were so low for his career. I am so glad I had grown into loving the game by the time Ichiro joined it.

[NewEnglandFish]

I"m not gonna lie the intro to 2001 with just going up the graph of wins is really well made and entertaining

[ChineseBlindMan]

Don’t lie. You’ve been waiting for Jon Bois to narrate Ichiro’s career.