Master Batsman; Seattle Star Owns Season Hit Mark

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › October 03, 2004

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SEATTLE (AP) - Ichiro Suzuki relies on routine.

Before every at-bat, the Seattle Mariners' Japanese outfielder squats and stretches, wiggling his shoulders to limber up. On every trip to the plate, he takes a deep breath, holds his bat at arm's length and tugs his right sleeve with his left hand. Each and every time.

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Master Batsman; Seattle Star Owns Season Hit Mark

And then, in what's become amazingly routine this season, Suzuki swings his bat, makes contact with a pitch that could approach 1...

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