In Scott Miller's piece that presented the Larson and Gillick rumor, he also argues that trading Ichiro would help re-tool the Mariners. Well, duh Scott. Anyways, asked about it, Ichiro responded (emphasis mine):
"I haven't heard that, but what I think about it is that when things are not going well, many people have different ideas, and that's only natural. If a crow has thought it, it would surprise me. But since it's human beings, it does not surprise me."
And about the package the Mariners might get in return?
"All those younger prospects people talk about, I'd probably have more youthful movements than them," he said, smiling. "The way I move probably would be younger."
Awesome and true.
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I love you so much, Ichiro.
BrianL - July 2, 2008
From now on, I will think to myself that if a crow thinks it, I should be surprised, but nothing humans do shall surprise me.
Kirsten Schlewitz - July 2, 2008
Only starting now? Come on, this stuff has been common knowledge for a while
Last Fan Of Jose Lopez - July 2, 2008
Excellent.
JI - July 2, 2008
I'm 99% sure that Ichiro is actually a 500 year old wise man
Last Fan Of Jose Lopez - July 2, 2008
But with more youthful movements.
Kirsten Schlewitz - July 2, 2008
He probably drink green tea.
Fin - July 2, 2008
Like the "good" version of Dan Halen from Squidbillies?
Thingray - July 2, 2008
How would a crow communicate said thought?
Seems that would be the more impressive phenomenon.
Jeff Sullivan - July 2, 2008
It would also not surprise me if Ichiro could communicate with birds.
Kirsten Schlewitz - July 2, 2008
He should do interviews in bird
Jeff Sullivan - July 2, 2008
ravens have a pretty evolved language
that consists of squawks of varying length and pitch combined with movement and gesture. Some of these birds give a better interview than a major league Ace-that-will-put-this-team-into-contention™.
Bearskin Rugburn - July 2, 2008
Ravens are awesome.
Aaron Campeau - July 2, 2008
they can also make tools
although this is restricted to a small number of smarter birds. Not that ravens are my spirit animal or anything. Wolves are.
Bearskin Rugburn - July 2, 2008
Just don't shoot up their limos.
Paytheline - July 2, 2008
The coolest thing I have ever seen a crow do
is take an acorn to the top of a stoplight, wait until the light changed, drop it exactly in the right spot for a car to roll over, wait for the light to change again, and swoop down and pick out the nut. It did it like ten times, it was amazing.
Aaron Campeau - July 2, 2008
That crow was smarter than 90% of humans.
Matthew - July 2, 2008
You might need a statistical analysis of that percentage.
I’d say more like 95%.
Kirsten Schlewitz - July 2, 2008
A crow intentionally tried to poop on me.
I was walking to the bus stop when I was in eight grade. The crow was sitting on a street light. He saw me cross the street, so he flew to a street light on the same side of the street as me. I had a bad feeling about it, so I gave the street light a wide berth, and I heard a splat behind me. I turned around and looked and there was fresh crow shit on the ground.
I also saw a murder of crows playing games by rolling freshly fallen apples down a steep street.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - July 2, 2008
All this crow talk is making me uncomfortable.
JI - July 2, 2008
But they seen an elephant fly...
ThundaPC - July 2, 2008
Except when they copy the Seahawks and train a bird to fly around the stadium before the game.
Thingray - July 2, 2008
That would just be elitist.
Kirsten Schlewitz - July 2, 2008
That's only because you're not Ichiro.
Matthew - July 2, 2008
wow that was a first
Bearskin Rugburn - July 2, 2008
and now I'm confused
Bearskin Rugburn - July 2, 2008
Just to set the record straight
I am not personally oppossed to trading Ichiro or any player, provided the M’s receive sufficient value in return. But the current ownership would never allow it.
New ownership, however….
Gomez - July 2, 2008
Lets not talk about that in here
and instead just bask in Ichiro’s awesomeness.
There are other black hole threads people can go to for trade diarrhea.
Matthew - July 2, 2008
That's totally fine
Just wanted to clear it up.
Gomez - July 2, 2008
Awesome. Ichiro, please never leave us.
I didn’t see that article, thanks for the link Matthew!
Sam Regens - July 2, 2008
Of course the article itself is no good, just the quotes!
Sam Regens - July 2, 2008
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