Ichiro 51

Calling it the best moment of his career, right fielder Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners broke the record for single-season hits of 257 in an Oct. 1st home game against the Texas Rangers when he went 3 for 5 to reach 259 with two games remaining. Ichiro finally concluded this year's season with official new record at 262 hits.

The previous record, set by George Sisler of the St. Louis Browns back in 1920, had stood for 84 years, one of the longest-standing records in the game. The Mariners won 8 to 3 that historic night.

My Ichiro at home was also very happy because his namesake was mentioned so many times for the last 2-3 days. My wife has "fallen in love" with the former since his playing days as a pro at Pacific League (the same league with our local club - Fukuoka Daiei Hawks) with Kobe Orix Bluewave. Lucky me, he's taken and happily married. When he moved to the Major League in 2000, Orix slumped and steadily finish at the bottom of the league. His move to the MLB has created wave of pride an anxiety among the Japs or in short "Ichiro-Mania".

His feat this year already make him a very strong candidate for this season MVP honor. Now, this is what I called "Ichirometer"!! @miezaris