The best pure hitter in history.
He gets more INFIELD singles that most teams!
I'm a rather tepid Yankee fan at this point in life, but my wife scored two luxury box tix to go to new Yankee stadium this year--against the M's. I didn't really appreciate Cliff Lee that night. He sent the Yanks down all night, but in a sort of boring way. But Ichiro? I was cheering for him! He'll be in Cooperstown one day I hope. He deserves it.
Not sure about “in history.” There have been some great hitters. I never saw Hornsby or Sisler or Gehrig play. I mean, you look at Gehrig’s numbers. Not just power. The average. The production. Insane stats. But Ichiro is a great hitter and run-scorer. He was a solid right fielder for a long time too, not sure how he is these days.