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Hitting sensation: Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki has joined elite company in his first four years in the majors.(Cover Story)
FOR THOSE WHO REMEMBER OZZIE Guillen as a White sox player, they know he never saw a pitch he wouldn't swing at, from eyelashes to shoelaces, from outer space to his inner reach.
Therefore, Guillen last season should have felt like he was watching an old tape when Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki stepped into the batter's box.
"Hah," Guillen said. "Ichiro has a better swing than me and he's fast.
"He gets 200-some hits every year, I got 200 every three years."
Guillen may exaggerate, but he is right, of course. The comparison between the two definitely ends at style.
As for substance, the most hits Guillen ever had in a season were ...
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