Coyne's Clippings

Shaughnessy on Ichiro Suzuki:This is why I don't like him! Along with the fact he constantly stretches in the field, he stole Shea Hillenbrand's Rookie of the Year award in 2001, and he calls himself by his first name! Conform to the rules of our game, or leave! (I know that sounds like a dictatorship, so I guess that means long live Bud Selig!)

"As the designated hitter last night, he led off the game with a single off Tim Wakefield's glove and scored Seattle's first run. But sometimes he annoys the opposition, like Wednesday against the Indians when he bunted for a base hit with two outs and a runner on second while the Mariners trailed by two in the fourth inning. The attempt failed and the inning ended. Similar selfish attempts have been tried other times during this historic march. Last night, he tried a two-out bunt with a runner on second and was thrown out by Wakefield."