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Ichiro Suzuki was 27 years old by the time he made his Major League Baseball debut in 2001, winning American League MVP?and Rookie of the Year in the same season. Canucks Jerseys For Sale . But the impact he made in 16 years is more than most players do in careers much longer: He led the league in hits in seven different seasons. He is a 10-time Gold Glove winner and 10-time All-Star. He played in every game of the season four times, and all but one in four others.Now, thanks to a triple against the Rockies on Sunday, hes a member of one of baseballs most esteemed clubs and an almost-assured first-ballot Hall of Famer -- here are a few reasons why.Not one, not two, not three...When Ichiro gets hits in games, they often come in bunches. Since he came over from Japan in 2001, no player has more multihit games than Suzukis 892 -- in fact, 36 percent of his games have resulted in multiple hits. The other players on the list are no slouches, but Suzukis total tops second-best Albert Pujols number by nearly 100 games.Make his a singleWith a career .405 slugging percentage, Suzuki will never be considered a power hitter. But he is a base hit machine -- more than 80 percent of his hits are one-baggers.An oldie but a goodieSuzukis batting average this year -- .318 at the start of this weekends series -- is among the best ever recorded in the modern era by a player 42 years old or older. Its also his best season-average since 2009.*Minimum 200 at-bats.Better with ageWhen it comes to hits after the age of 27, Suzuki is second only to Pete Rose. And if Suzuki plays another three seasons, as Rose did, he has a chance to surpass that number, too. (Rose recorded 387 hits in his age-42 through 45 seasons.)Away field advantagesSuzuki has played in 41 stadiums and faced 1,262 pitchers in his 16-year career, but there are a few places -- and people -- he particularly enjoyed revisiting. No surprise, his 1,238 hits at Safeco Field lead the category, but when it comes to hitting on the road, Suzuki had a few favorite spots...Favorite foesWhen it comes to pitchers, some of Suzukis favorites are familiar foes, and others are spread out over his 16 years -- but for all five of them, in at least 30 at-bats against each, Suzuki is hitting .400 or better.*Minimum 30 at-bats. Youth Canucks Jerseys . Bjorn, who had a 36-hole total of 8-under 134, made a testing six-foot putt to save par on the 16th and a birdie on the 17th before bogeying the final hole after a misjudged approach shot. American Kevin Streelman was in second place after shooting a 69. Green Canucks Jerseys . A big centre with all the tools to be an elite player, Johansen paced the Blue Jackets with a standout game Saturday night. He had a goal and two assists for a career-high three points as Columbus beat the New York Islanders 5-2 to snap a five-game losing streak. http://www.authenticcanucksshopnhl.com/ . Darren Helm scored on Detroits sixth attempt in the shootout and then Jonas Gustavsson stopped Andrew Shaws shot, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night.REGINA -- Kory Sheets may need to borrow Geroy Simons cape. After the Roughriders tailback put Saskatchewan ahead for good on a three-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, he celebrated by striking his teammates familiar Superman pose in the end zone. Sheets finished the game with a career-high 133 yards on 26 carries as the Roughriders (2-0) became the only unbeaten team in the CFL with a 36-21 win over the Calgary Stampeders (1-1) at Mosaic Stadium. Simon, the Roughriders much-hyped off-season acquisition, missed his second straight game with an injured leg. "I was just doing that as a tribute to my man," said Sheets. "I told him, Hey, Im going to draw the box and hit the Superman pose if I score." Sheets stated in the lead-up to the game that he felt he was already the best running back in the game, despite having finished nearly 200 yards back of Calgarys Jon Cornish, the league leader with 1,457 in 2012. He let his play do the talking Friday, even after Cornish was held to 42 yards on eight carries. "Were going to see them two more times and possibly three more times in the playoffs, and its a long season so Im not going to say Im happy about doing better than him tonight because he could do better than me next time," said Sheets, who never went for more than 18 yards on a single rush. Sheets had plenty of help, most notably from slotback Weston Dressler who topped all Riders receivers with an effort that began on Saskatchewans opening drive when he caught three passes for 33 yards. Dressler caught a bullet over the middle from quarterback Darian Durant for a 28-yard touchdown in the second quarter and drew a 31-yard pass interference penalty on Calgary linebacker Jonathan Hefney in the fourth quarter that set up Sheets go-ahead score. "Weve got plenty of guys that can make plays so youve just got to be ready for when your opportunity comes," said Dressler, who finished with 10 catches for 108 yards. "Whether its two, three times a game or nine, 10 times a game youve got to be ready for it and youve got to come through when the ball comes your way." It was a tough game for Hefney who was burned earlier in the game with the Stampeders leading 14-11. Saskatchewan slotback Chris Getzlaf outran Hefney for a 32-yard reception in the second quarter and overwhelmed him again on the next play for another nine yards. That led to a 36-yard field goal from Chris Milo, his second of four in the game. Milo also connected fromm 15, 38 and 29 yards. Cheap Canucks Jerseys. "When our offensive line is playing as good as they are, youre getting holes, Kory Sheets is running the ball, when all that is going well it makes it really hard to cover the pass game because the (line)backers have to be involved," said Getzlaf. "They have to respect the run game." The seven-year veteran added a 15-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter that put the Riders up 35-21. Getzlaf finished with eight catches for 97 yards. "Hes a guy that I hope that has a very good season," said Roughriders head coach Corey Chamblin. "I think he deserves it. "Hes taken a lot of criticism here and there and some of its warranted but at the end of the day hes a guy that I want to see turn into an all-star superstar in this league because hes got the potential to do that." Stampeders quarterback Drew Tate was deadly accurate for most of the game, completing 19-of-25 passes for 231 yards before giving way to Kevin Glenn with five minutes to play. Tate tossed second-quarter touchdowns to Rob Cote and Joe West, and Marquay McDaniel ran in from seven yards out on the games opening drive, as Calgary built a 21-14 lead by halftime. But things came unravelled in the second half. The Stamps were forced to punt on four straight offensive possessions and took a trio of defensive penalties in the fourth quarter that either extended Saskatchewan drives or led directly to Roughriders touchdowns. The Hefney pass interference call was followed by a too-many-men penalty and an unnecessary roughness flag, both of which gave the Riders a fresh set of downs. "We added some veterans and theyre a little bit more mature," said Chamblin. "I think those guys finished and they never panicked when they were down. "They understand that its about 60 minutes in the CFL and they understand the ups and downs of it." Durant played the entire game for Saskatchewan, going 26-for-34 for 258 yards. Glenn went 4-for-7 for 41 yards in relief of Tate and threw an interception to Macho Harris on the final play of the game. Both teams will meet East Division rivals for the first time in Week 3, with the Roughriders in Toronto on Thursday to face the Argonauts and the Stampeders in Montreal on Friday to face the Alouettes. Before the game, the Roughriders honoured four alumni who passed away during the off-season: Jack Gotta, Bryan Illerbrun, Grey Cup-winning coach Eagle Keys and Len Legault. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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