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Personally, I get plenty enough miffed at the big bombers who just stand in the box watching their big bombs fly out in mock amazement. You hit one yard, just start running and run the damn thing out and don't show anyone up. You did the job, run it out, then onward and upward and give the man who threw the ball his props because you won't hit him yard every time out (well, not unless Preacher Roe or Jay Hook are resurrected, anyway).

Which causes me to think that there is yet another reason to cherish any chance you get to watch Ichiro Suzuki play baseball. He hits triples, and lots of them. Of course, he runs as though he has either a posse or an income tax collector on his tail. And on the rare occasion when he hits one out (rare? They either declare a state holiday or X-ray his bat when he hits one of his rare home runs), he runs it out like a legitimate professional. The big bombers are so busy watching their jacks that when they pop one up they're petrified to run one out lest they lose style points - and meanwhile, maybe two fielders lose it in the sun and oops! there's an error and maybe you got yourself to second base right off the, er, bat, because you were running it out like a pro and had a clean shot at profit off the other guy's mistake...

Damn, I miss Tim McCarver. My Mets made a huge mistake letting him go.

Can't stand McCarver. Love Ichiro for the reasons you say. He plays halfway like someone who has a flaming bug up his ass, and half like someone who has a 10 year old's passion for the game.

BTW- did you know I am that rarest of birds... a Braves and Mets fan?