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No no...See, you make great points, and I can see exactly why people say he isn't in the argument of the greatest hitter of all time, however, he is stilldoing things that no one has done before, and when he retires it will be more apparent as to why you can throw his name in there.
Every great hitter has/had their specialties. Williams hit over .400 and his OBP was wild, Pujols can hit for power, Ty Cobb was a line drive hitter who couldhit the cover off the ball, Gwynn was a seeing eye single type (by this I mean nothing flashy)...Ichiro just happens to be able to swing at pitches way out ofthe zone and reach on an infield single...So what?
His years of at least 200 hits (Pete Rose had 10, Cobb - 9...Ichiro gets nine straight this year. That's your top 3 ever for 200 hit seasons), hisquickness at reaching 2,000 (by this year), most hits in a season, and the fact his name is already up with Rose and Cobb for his 8th time with a relevant hitstreak all speak for itself...Don't care what anyone says...He's in this argument and will be for sure in 5 years.
Every great hitter has/had their specialties. Williams hit over .400 and his OBP was wild, Pujols can hit for power, Ty Cobb was a line drive hitter who couldhit the cover off the ball, Gwynn was a seeing eye single type (by this I mean nothing flashy)...Ichiro just happens to be able to swing at pitches way out ofthe zone and reach on an infield single...So what?
His years of at least 200 hits (Pete Rose had 10, Cobb - 9...Ichiro gets nine straight this year. That's your top 3 ever for 200 hit seasons), hisquickness at reaching 2,000 (by this year), most hits in a season, and the fact his name is already up with Rose and Cobb for his 8th time with a relevant hitstreak all speak for itself...Don't care what anyone says...He's in this argument and will be for sure in 5 years.