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True Dough

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5. Well, I'd expect someone as thoughtful as Ken Burns to appreciate just how good Ichiro was

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 24, 2023, 11:13 AM

Feb 2023

But I've heard sports pundits/talking heads on various programs and podcasts discussing baseball's all-time greats over the years and Suzuki too often gets short-shrift, a casual mention. I think it's attributable to A) He wasn't a power hitter and B) His achievements in Japan over nearly a decade before arriving in the MLB are usually overlooked.

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Ichiro Suzuki, criminally underrated career [View all] True Dough Feb 2023 OP

Hall of Fame without a doubt unlike Scott Rolen. Still don't get that one. chicoescuela Feb 2023 #1

He is not yet eligible for Hall of Fame. Sneederbunk Feb 2023 #3

How is he criminally underrated? Who has denigrated his career? rsdsharp Feb 2023 #2

Underrated? ProfessorGAC Feb 2023 #4

Well, I'd expect someone as thoughtful as Ken Burns to appreciate just how good Ichiro was True Dough Feb 2023 #5

Yeah, I Suppose ProfessorGAC Feb 2023 #6

For sure True Dough Feb 2023 #7