Ichiro Suzuki - Perfect Bunts

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  • @inlinefour431
    @inlinefour431 2 роки тому +415

    Baseball isn't just about exciting home runs
    Ichiro taught us that

    • @jordanpowell273
      @jordanpowell273 Рік тому +18

      But Ichiro was a power-hitter...

    • @Donald38
      @Donald38 Рік тому +5

      @@jordanpowell273 in his Japanese baseball days, yes. in MLB? no. We wouldn’t have had the same Ichiro if he wanted to hit homers.

    • @zikalokof1challenge414
      @zikalokof1challenge414 Рік тому +8

      @@jordanpowell273 In the NPB? For sure, but in the MLB he was the best contact hitter of the 2000s, period. And maybe the GOAT of smallball

    • @donarthiazi2443
      @donarthiazi2443 Рік тому +3

      HaHaHa Ichiro didn't teach anyone that baseball isn't just about home runs. Everyone that's ever played knows that... what he DID teach us is it's not just okay to play small-ball... often it's the ONLY way you'll have a chance to win.
      The man was a total Phenom in every sense of the word.

    • @WolvesBaseballNine
      @WolvesBaseballNine 10 місяців тому +3

      Baseball is a beautiful game. All aspects of it. Pitching duels, triples, stolen bases, small ball like bunts and drawing walks.... If you NEED a HR to love baseball, watch another sport, you don't get it Imho.

  • @MH3GL
    @MH3GL 3 роки тому +241

    Probably the greatest skills player in the last 50 yrs. He wasn't big, didn't hit for power (but could), but he could bunt, hit to anywhere on the field, hit the "Baltimore Chop" at will, steal, play defense and make very precise throws.
    Was a joy to watch. Glad I was around to see it. Thanks for the memories #51👍.

  • @joelmilten
    @joelmilten 3 роки тому +436

    I just love how half the time the fielder just goes and picks up the ball with that resigned body language because they know Ichiro is already on base by the time they’ve got it in hand.

    • @421less1
      @421less1 3 роки тому +10

      Its also pretty cute when they bust ass thinking they have a shot

    • @castafiorept7309
      @castafiorept7309 3 роки тому +18

      If Ichiro can hit one to right and outrun the pitcher to first, there's no way in hell they're catching him.

    • @enjoyinginsanity19
      @enjoyinginsanity19 3 роки тому +10

      They look like bad cops that let a thief get away.

    • @user-tz9jh6pv2j
      @user-tz9jh6pv2j 2 роки тому +8

      Because they know how slow it makes them look lol
      It's like racing the fastest guy on the field but you have to give him a 3 second head start, and the whole stadium is looking at you huff and puff over to the ball.
      It's a little embarrassing.

  • @greshnakalsogreshnak8731
    @greshnakalsogreshnak8731 2 роки тому +620

    its insane how Ichiro was just SO GOOD at literally every aspect of baseball.

    • @thekow3273
      @thekow3273 2 роки тому +40

      A baseball god

    • @rickenterkin4720
      @rickenterkin4720 2 роки тому +39

      & to think in Japan he was known for a power hitter
      I watched a UA-cam video of his warmups hitting before games. Dude was CRUSHING the ball. But in game time wasn't aiming for the fences. Was only aiming to move runners & get on base.

    • @michaelblanchette2787
      @michaelblanchette2787 2 роки тому +11

      Probably the best to ever play the game

    • @joshuapatrick682
      @joshuapatrick682 Рік тому +4

      @@rickenterkin4720 yup, speaks to him
      As a teammate and sportsman, damn shame he played for Seattle in that regard.

    • @nanashi2-anonym2
      @nanashi2-anonym2 Рік тому +3

      Expect pitching ;)

  • @dylanortiz932
    @dylanortiz932 6 років тому +2624

    Ichiro literally the only person who could make bunting look badass

    • @rthan1996
      @rthan1996 5 років тому +74

      And destroy home runs

    • @Get_Low
      @Get_Low 4 роки тому +10

      Omar Vizquel would like to have a word.

    • @BeefyTime1
      @BeefyTime1 4 роки тому +4

      Brett Butler

    • @Rylopero
      @Rylopero 4 роки тому +78

      One of the biggest reasons he bunts so successfully is because he's such a good hitter. Play him in on third expecting a bunt and he can poke one over your head for a double

    • @chaosawaits
      @chaosawaits 4 роки тому +2

      Gregor Blanco was a great bunter

  • @likrep932
    @likrep932 3 роки тому +81

    イチローのバントヒットが1番好き。ベースボールの地で野球をしまくるのが本当にかっこいい。

  • @XSpector88
    @XSpector88 Рік тому +27

    The total chaos he created with these bunts is so much more exciting than any home run.

    • @carloschu7127
      @carloschu7127 Рік тому +4

      He bunts into No man zone, then two or three people come in chaos to catch the ball, after figuring out who is going to throw the ball at first base, it is too late against Ichiro foot work.

  • @philipcallado5693
    @philipcallado5693 2 роки тому +328

    The last true craftsman of baseball. Now it’s all about hitting home runs.

    • @bmo14lax
      @bmo14lax Рік тому +3

      Yup.

    • @samwisegamgee8318
      @samwisegamgee8318 Рік тому +17

      nobody else after this moment is going to do anything but go for home runs? gimme a break, that's some boomer shit

    • @NoMoreQQ
      @NoMoreQQ Рік тому +2

      i wish baseball was more homeruns. need to legalize juice for the players to make the sport more interesting.

    • @ippolit4262
      @ippolit4262 Рік тому

      Need to change the sport into specifically hitting and fielding so the Brett Gardner's of the world never pick up that bat in a real MLB game lmao

    • @VinceLyle2161
      @VinceLyle2161 Рік тому

      @@samwisegamgee8318 People fell in love with the story from which you cribbed your username in the 1960's. Boomers made LOTR popular. LOTR is some boomer shit.

  • @cardy0324
    @cardy0324 5 років тому +1850

    I just watched 7 minutes of a dude bunting and I loved every second of it.

    • @angienatoyn
      @angienatoyn 5 років тому +42

      Ikr? Dude bunted like art.

    • @gumpsin7387
      @gumpsin7387 5 років тому +9

      That's perfect. Well defined.

    • @user-oj2es6cg3u
      @user-oj2es6cg3u 4 роки тому +5

      Japanese iciro LOVE

    • @mnamhie
      @mnamhie 4 роки тому +8

      Me too. It was absolutely beautiful. I could watch Ichiro bunt all day.

    • @jerrybrownell3633
      @jerrybrownell3633 4 роки тому +16

      The bunts are near perfect but it was Ichiro's speed down the first base line that made them so good.

  • @tallman4040
    @tallman4040 3 роки тому +178

    Notice his bunts are so perfect that they don't even attempt the throw.

    • @user-qj7jr5ze5m
      @user-qj7jr5ze5m 3 роки тому

      Yeah, OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE bunts that were close enough to be attempted for throw were NOT INCLUDED in this video

    • @alneri9041
      @alneri9041 3 роки тому +13

      He was fast AF and had a great few steps out of the box.

    • @jonasperlas7290
      @jonasperlas7290 3 роки тому +2

      @@alneri9041 He also has that in his swing. He's crazy. 1st ballot HOF

    • @articles2004
      @articles2004 2 роки тому +1

      Most importantly they all know that Ichiro is fast enough to beat their throw. Classic example of ” whatever can happen will happen". Moreover the pitcher will need to test his arm on getting the out which might never happen 🙂

  • @LMLR187
    @LMLR187 Рік тому +64

    When I see these bunts from Ichiro the word that came to mind was consistent. Just look at how a majority of the effective bunts he lays down goes in the same direction heading down the third baseline. And strategically it's brilliant because it's putting the most distance between him and the ball as he hustles towards first. The few times he's gone the other way makes for an awesome opportunity to see Ichiro's insane speed especially when he was young.

  • @jasonoshima6839
    @jasonoshima6839 3 роки тому +309

    People don't realize how good bunting is really disruptive to a pitcher's timing and rhythm during a game. Forcing these pitchers
    to run off the mound while trying to make off-balance, awkward throws can usually be seen in how they pitch the next batter or two.

    • @Hmongboi228
      @Hmongboi228 3 роки тому +12

      Wow.. What an interesting fact that most of us never knew.. 🤨🤔

    • @justinvang6338
      @justinvang6338 3 роки тому +39

      @@Hmongboi228 i thought it was interesting

    • @valayja852
      @valayja852 3 роки тому +14

      @@justinvang6338 cuz it was

    • @bignerd7683
      @bignerd7683 3 роки тому +14

      Also ichiro is just literally the wind and outruns everyone even if they expect the bunt

  • @user-no7yd7tj4j
    @user-no7yd7tj4j 5 років тому +69

    バット引きながらそっと離して一塁に駆けていくまでの流れが美しすぎる。

  • @zyxwut321
    @zyxwut321 5 років тому +1710

    Simply the best contact hitter to have ever lived. Period.

    • @wacco54
      @wacco54 5 років тому +127

      Best in my lifetime. I used to love watching him foul off pitch after pitch until he got the one he wanted. Wait until the last second and then flick his bat fouling off great pitches. Pitchers loved to be on his team so they wouldn't have to face him.

    • @joemckim1183
      @joemckim1183 5 років тому +34

      He definitely is, I would put Gwynn at #2.

    • @rapgameoprahwinfrey
      @rapgameoprahwinfrey 4 роки тому +66

      Agreed, but not just best contact hitter but one of the best players in general. I'm not going to rank him because people will get mad but he's definitely up there. He had a bunch of seasons finishing .350 or above LOL and all of his gold gloves.

    • @kvltizt
      @kvltizt 4 роки тому +91

      He would be the hit leader if he had played his entire career in America.

    • @sicnarfyhael5330
      @sicnarfyhael5330 4 роки тому +14

      That’s your opinion. Guys have finished with higher career batting averages so there’s that. DiMaggio’s 56 game hit streak will never be broken. Teddy ballgame hit .400 twice and finished .344 lifetime BA. He does however hold the record for most hits in a single season although he had one of if not the most ab’s in a single season relative to that. Ichiro was a badass

  • @bobsyoruncle4583
    @bobsyoruncle4583 4 місяці тому +10

    If Ichiro had bunted two or three times more often than he did he might have hit .400 - his technique and execution was practically unstoppable.

    • @TiagoGomez-hb9te
      @TiagoGomez-hb9te 25 днів тому

      Ichiro should've bunted way mors often...

    • @willshad
      @willshad 21 день тому +2

      Keep in mind that these type of videos only show the good bunts. Also the more he did it, the defense would adjust accordingly and he would be less successful at it. Most of a bunt's success is based on the surprise factor.

  • @user-ww4es4wp1w
    @user-ww4es4wp1w 2 місяці тому +7

    わしこれ何回見るねん。イチローはホームランでもバントでも打音が心地いいのなんやろね。

  • @hagamapama
    @hagamapama 5 років тому +362

    He was a surgical hitter. One of the best that ever played the game. Greetings to our Japanese friends.

  • @richardsimms251
    @richardsimms251 Місяць тому +5

    Ichiro adds so much enjoyment to the game.

  • @bippabippa
    @bippabippa 3 роки тому +90

    一瞬でも動作が遅れたらまさに「No chance」
    超一流の内野手しかいないMLBにおいてこの緊張感を演出するイチローはまさにスーパースター。

  • @banquo60615
    @banquo60615 3 роки тому +174

    No attitude, no bullshit, just athleticism and skill. The most *professional* athlete in US major leagues, ever.

    • @napiersh1
      @napiersh1 2 роки тому +3

      idk about that. Ichiro is a class act for sure. But to just say something like that with so many people who played, that just seems ridiculous.

    • @cindymmm11
      @cindymmm11 2 роки тому +8

      Classy and humble man.

    • @crudojoshuaricofort8795
      @crudojoshuaricofort8795 4 місяці тому

      Funny how in his Japanese League days, he was a bit of a trash talker

    • @Koyomimatic
      @Koyomimatic Місяць тому

      ​@@crudojoshuaricofort8795it's funny because he probably just kept it for the team, so many teammates of his have stories of Ichiro talking so much trash, making up nicknames and being quite lively in the locker room lol

  • @user-jz7ov3jt5t
    @user-jz7ov3jt5t 5 років тому +143

    めちゃくちゃ足速いのにめちゃくちゃいい所に転がすから無敵

  • @donaldleider7382
    @donaldleider7382 3 роки тому +326

    The craziest thing about Ichiro is that he’s not even left handed, he just learned to bat lefty to be closer to first base!!!

    • @Reesespcz541
      @Reesespcz541 3 роки тому +23

      I did the same thing to impress someone at the batting cage. Turns out my precision is sharper left handed. Maybe it’s a focus thing?

    • @samar4737
      @samar4737 3 роки тому +15

      @@Reesespcz541 it’s pretty much the same for me, i got less power but I got more precision in my left side .

    • @IceCream-ey2kg
      @IceCream-ey2kg 2 роки тому +5

      I want to switch because of Ichiro now

    • @kingofgrim4761
      @kingofgrim4761 2 роки тому +10

      @@samar4737 it would make sense logically I’d presume, with ur dominant hand you have much more power, coordination and strength. When you switch sides especially in a sport as difficult as this it takes a LOT of mental and precise things in ur brain. Or maybe it’s just a coincidence

    • @BiggestPLANTS
      @BiggestPLANTS 2 роки тому +4

      Not sure if this story is true, but a reporter once asked ichiro why he bats left handed despite being naturally right handed and he just replied “I don’t know”

  • @dantdu
    @dantdu 3 роки тому +30

    "You'll never get him." Literally every announcer can immediately see the futility of trying to stop Ichiro.

  • @facesnow4167
    @facesnow4167 4 роки тому +69

    イチローって永久に語り継がれる人物だよな。凄まじい努力をしてるんだろうな

  • @golfmaniac007
    @golfmaniac007 10 місяців тому +23

    ichiro bunting was an art. bat control was so smooth.

  • @user-ik8lg5ck7r
    @user-ik8lg5ck7r 4 роки тому +88

    ヒット集
    バント集
    ナイスキャッチ集
    レーザービーム集
    走塁集
    どんだけあるねん

    • @hikaru.n4538
      @hikaru.n4538 4 роки тому +10

      わらわらわらわら ホームランキャッチ集もあるで笑

    • @frost365
      @frost365 2 роки тому +8

      his laser beam is 120/100

    • @Jianzhen_Mohandas
      @Jianzhen_Mohandas 4 місяці тому +1

      MLB公式のyoutubeでまともな野球の動画の中で一番再生数あるのが、あのレーザービームの動画っていう。それ以外は面白ファン、乱闘、コルクバッド、とかなのに。

  • @user-gx6cv9ke5c
    @user-gx6cv9ke5c 3 місяці тому +8

    コメントの多さも偉大さをあらわしてる。
    コメントを読んでいるだけでも楽しい
    普段、野球はほとんど見ないけどイチローのプレー集を見てると楽しい

  • @waynee5603
    @waynee5603 3 роки тому +47

    Guys...appreciate the fact that he is RUNNING before he makes contact and is still able to bunt a 90 MPH fastball 15 feet down the 3rd base line. Skill Level: 9001 >.

    • @kanajingly8957
      @kanajingly8957 Рік тому

      It's something he's worked on his whole life, remember when he was asked what hobbies he had, he said his hobby was baseball. So that pretty much tells you all you need to know.

  • @bryant475
    @bryant475 6 років тому +62

    My favorite player ever since watching him play in Seattle in 2001. It's been a blessing to be able to watch him play!

  • @weirdbeard1980
    @weirdbeard1980 7 місяців тому +9

    It's a lost art. I feel like you could just master a really good bunt and have speed and be successful in the majors right now since almost no one can do it. It is such a menace.

  • @TheBenedictchan1
    @TheBenedictchan1 3 роки тому +58

    Probably the last guy that we will ever see master the art of bunting in MLB.

  • @justinestes6400
    @justinestes6400 3 роки тому +25

    "Put it in your pocket." Subtle classic call.

  • @mouija1450
    @mouija1450 5 років тому +11

    One of the best team players ever, especially in the modern super star world. The fact that he could just as easily send a ball through the moon but listened to his his coach to help get players moving on bases shows that he's a real deal ball player. Ichiro has always been one of my favorites, no matter what team he played for.

  • @jonathantaone7363
    @jonathantaone7363 10 місяців тому +4

    Loved this video. Ichiro, nothing but bunting, and Nas! This is the best UA-cam video I ever seen. I can watch a bunting video all day. So sad the drag bunt and even bunting to get guys over is a lost art. So much pressure on the defense 75% of the time they throw it away and your on 2nd base. 99% of MLB doesn’t know how to bunt.
    When Ohtani bunted during the WBC that was a thing of beauty. An easy hit because the shift was on!

  • @MickTheQuickk
    @MickTheQuickk 3 роки тому +38

    The complete player. Should be a unanimous HOF selection.

  • @jonbovi3809
    @jonbovi3809 4 роки тому +78

    混乱する守備。喜ぶ観客。クールなイチロー…たまらん^_^

  • @odenkun1701
    @odenkun1701 5 років тому +153

    3:48 凄すぎ、こんなのイチローにしかできない

  • @user-ux7cs5yx1j
    @user-ux7cs5yx1j 3 роки тому +11

    何故か、ずっと飽きずに見ていられるw
    やっぱりイチローのバント技術と瞬足は、メジャーでも最高の域にあるんだろうね👍

  • @Relbl
    @Relbl 4 роки тому +35

    I remember my dad used to love whenever Ichiro got an 'infield double' from his just making contact and legging out an infield single but guys throwing it away trying to get him. Ichiro could do it all, and he actually had decent power to go with a cannon of an arm. Good dude too.

  • @markmacintyre3422
    @markmacintyre3422 29 днів тому +2

    Ichiro’s secret: Incredible bat control and he swung at anything NEAR the strike zone!!!!

  • @joeykiller
    @joeykiller 4 роки тому +33

    Most memorable players in mlb in history ironically also people to call out "forget about it" on both ends. Runner 2nd or 3rd bout to tag, ichiro catches it, "forget about it" . Ichiro bunts, "forget about it"

  • @SounJoy
    @SounJoy 4 роки тому +54

    5:35 これは気持ちよいw 走者全員スタートして進塁してる!

  • @gssheriff7278
    @gssheriff7278 4 роки тому +481

    Can u imagine his numbers if he had joined mlb 10 years before. 4000 hits easy in mlb

    • @JonnySublime
      @JonnySublime 4 роки тому +1

      Theories and conjecture. Pointless.

    • @Galantski
      @Galantski 4 роки тому +120

      @@JonnySublime He's probably right though, conjectural as it it. I'd say he would have passed Rose rather easily. Is it pointless? I'd say more like just sharing opinions, which is something baseball fans have loved to do since they started keeping stats. It doesn't change the record book, but makes for fun banter...at least to most fans.

    • @xsongk88
      @xsongk88 4 роки тому +2

      you're assuming he would have been just as good at age 18 vs 27

    • @Galantski
      @Galantski 4 роки тому +68

      @@xsongk88 His Japanese stats indicate as much. Okay, maybe not when he was 18 or 19 (in Japan he only played a combined total of 83 games for those two years), but soon after. For one thing, the baseball season when he was playing was only 135 games, 27 less than in the U.S. For the rest of his time over there (seven seasons), he never hit lower than .342, and twice hit over .380.
      Granted, he'd face more consistently good pitching in the States, but look at what he did when he played here. His first 10 seasons he never hit under .300, topping out at .372 in 2004, with three other seasons where he hit better than .350. The man could flat out hit.

    • @xsongk88
      @xsongk88 4 роки тому

      @@Galantski level of competition is night and day between major leagues and japan

  • @low6097
    @low6097 Рік тому +5

    I don't think I'll ever meet anyone like him again.

  • @user-nz3uh9os6b
    @user-nz3uh9os6b 4 роки тому +431

    2:23このヤケクソキャッチャーすき

    • @ukkari420
      @ukkari420 4 роки тому +24

      あーでもしないと無理だからなww

    • @hiroyuki_co_jp
      @hiroyuki_co_jp 4 роки тому +10

      ドロップボックスをアイコンにするセンス

    • @user-li4tb5wk9t
      @user-li4tb5wk9t 4 роки тому +9

      2:21

    • @chx7851
      @chx7851 3 роки тому +8

      想像した倍ヤケクソで草

    • @klantifashakur9894
      @klantifashakur9894 3 роки тому +2

      @@chx7851 word up my ninjas

  • @The-Dom
    @The-Dom 2 роки тому +3

    some of these bunts he's already running to first by the time he strikes the ball. fantastic.

  • @liudwan44
    @liudwan44 4 роки тому +48

    it’s more exciting to see ichiro bunts than a homer compilation

    • @jerrybrownell3633
      @jerrybrownell3633 2 роки тому +1

      Ichiro had the ability and skills to average 25-30 home runs per season He chose not to and played within his
      comfort zone.

  • @Confaderal
    @Confaderal 4 роки тому +44

    Ichiro makes bunting a base hit. It’s an art form

  • @user-bv5ir7pw5e
    @user-bv5ir7pw5e 5 років тому +229

    4:25 のバントはうますぎて笑っちゃうw

  • @paranoid12
    @paranoid12 4 роки тому +16

    I love how on many of these plays, the defense didn’t even have a chance to throw to first.

  • @jayhawkdave24
    @jayhawkdave24 3 роки тому +23

    Only Ichiro’s bunts could be accompanied by un-ironic rap music.

  • @jhonalcontreras3730
    @jhonalcontreras3730 3 роки тому +6

    Good pop, great speed, great contact, great fielding, can't play him shallow, can't play him deep, ichiro was greatness

  • @billbelzek6748
    @billbelzek6748 6 років тому +59

    Ichiro is one of the greatest small ball masters in MLB history

  • @bigjakemedia
    @bigjakemedia 5 років тому +76

    Ichiro is a monster on all levels. One of the best ever 🤘🏼

  • @bobdole4916
    @bobdole4916 3 роки тому +9

    Just the sheer number of bunts he got off where they couldn't even make a play makes him incredible.
    One of the all-time great high skill players.

  • @vega21
    @vega21 4 роки тому +15

    Just high IQ. Ichiro was special. So glad to have been able to watch his entire career.

  • @brianmessemer2973
    @brianmessemer2973 6 років тому +278

    That bunt at 4:17 is remarkable. Heavily breaking pitch, and he reads it like a Dr. Seuss book. I mean really, who can hit a bunt that well off a breaking pitch like that. Remarkable. Man's a baseball genius.

    • @desamster
      @desamster 6 років тому +7

      Reads it like a Dr. Seuss book, hehe

    • @mikek4274
      @mikek4274 6 років тому +15

      Brian Messemer great observation, most people wouldn't recognize that.

    • @user-vz8et6wj5s
      @user-vz8et6wj5s 4 роки тому +2

      中二からしたら何言ってるかわからん

    • @18710t
      @18710t 4 роки тому +5

      Ryouta T 意訳すると: 4:17のバントは特に素晴らしい。大きく曲がる変化球をまるで絵本のように読んでいる。あんな曲がる球をバントできる人間他にいない。素晴らしい。野球の天才だ。

  • @geoffreykruse563
    @geoffreykruse563 4 роки тому +69

    Nothing but badass. I would hate to play against him. Thank you for the memories.

  • @pranavsambamurti7746
    @pranavsambamurti7746 Рік тому +4

    He's the greatest baseball player I have ever seen, and I've seen some really great ones....

  • @JG-zs8tr
    @JG-zs8tr Рік тому +2

    I love how often he puts it exactly equidistant from the pitcher and catcher. Creates a ton of hesitation and indecision.

  • @nobumichikawabata1463
    @nobumichikawabata1463 4 роки тому +47

    セーフティって普通のヒットと違って、決まると球場全体が盛り上がるんだょな

    • @shion0203
      @shion0203 3 роки тому +7

      まぁ普通のヒットも盛り上がるけどね。セーフティはメジャーのが技術力あるって認識されて盛り上がる。日本だと逆にセコイとか言われる

    • @user-lm8nc6sh3z
      @user-lm8nc6sh3z 3 роки тому

      @@shion0203 マーティンが山本由伸からセーフティした時はめちゃくちゃ盛り上がったけどあれは特例かな

  • @_MrTrue
    @_MrTrue 3 роки тому +21

    Damn dude, I can't believe I'm sitting here impressed by bunts.

  • @seanzibonanzi64
    @seanzibonanzi64 Місяць тому +2

    It's like the one complaint I have about Ichiro, that he didn't use his bunt more often. This was such a weapon!

  • @paysonfox88
    @paysonfox88 2 роки тому +21

    Ichiro is one of those guys who could play in any era. Put him in 1920's AL, he dominates ! He plays like those guys from 90+ years ago. He'd have been a deadball legend.

  • @brianmessemer2973
    @brianmessemer2973 6 років тому +620

    Awesome video thank you for sharing it. In Japanese baseball bunting is taught right from the start and is a fundamental skill needed and used all up through Japanese Pro Baseball. You especially see the tactical move of 送りバント (sacrifice bunts) happening all the time to advance the on base runners forward, even though the bunter is designed to get out. However, of course if you bunt well enough - perfect enough - and run like the wind - it's not a "sacrifice" at all because you'll beat the catcher to first base (i.e. this video). So yeah, it makes sense that Ichiro, who does everything in baseball faster and more accurately than almost anyone, would bunt better than almost anyone and be able to successfully bunt in the MLB.

    • @followthewhiterabbit8561
      @followthewhiterabbit8561 6 років тому +4

      so this is how Ichiro got most of his hits? This is like Ping Pong table tennis.

    • @Miko0219
      @Miko0219 6 років тому +23

      in japan they focus on small ball so that almost all can be a superstar not just homerunners and such that is why bunts are so important to them

    • @jitsmapper4438
      @jitsmapper4438 6 років тому +28

      It's opens up space on the field if you can threaten everywhere. Smart

    • @CanadaMMA
      @CanadaMMA 5 років тому +9

      Bunting for a hit is a skill every baseball player should practice. Bunting to advance runners however, is a useless and dated concept that has no place in the modern game.
      Outs are too valuable to waste on a sacrifice.

    • @akihirotomita1661
      @akihirotomita1661 5 років тому +5

      それな

  • @nicksablin5522
    @nicksablin5522 5 років тому +17

    2:32 The moment of the contact hit excellence

  • @Nickman1233
    @Nickman1233 3 роки тому +6

    Ichiro gives me the most nostalgia I remember being in the stadium and hearing the ichiro ichiro chats

  • @ok2012ok2012
    @ok2012ok2012 3 роки тому +4

    ICHIROのバントは芸術。見る者を惹き付ける。ワクワクさせる。

  • @colef9959
    @colef9959 3 роки тому +6

    It is just so beautiful to watch

  • @davidkwon1322
    @davidkwon1322 4 роки тому +7

    I’ve watched this video three times. Never been so excited to see a bunt as I am when Ichiro comes up to the plate.

  • @VinhNguyen-ei8bb
    @VinhNguyen-ei8bb 2 роки тому +8

    Imagine pitching against this guy and the team is pissed that they can never get this guy when he bunts. Baseball God

  • @RoninDays
    @RoninDays 3 роки тому +6

    Just an anecdote because bunting is big in Japan, but I spent a year there and played baseball in the late 90's. EVERYONE was copying him trying to get bunts for hits like everyone copied Jordan's under the rim layup. He's an absolute LEGEND.

  • @user-wo1eq6sj7n
    @user-wo1eq6sj7n 5 років тому +628

    バント内野安打だけで7分って頭おかしい

    • @user-hz1hw3lf9h
      @user-hz1hw3lf9h 4 роки тому +6

      お前の頭がおかしい

    • @user-vu8li3ky2b
      @user-vu8li3ky2b 4 роки тому +142

      kazya M なにこいつ

    • @prezboy1665
      @prezboy1665 4 роки тому +49

      kazya M 本当にブーメラン(笑)
      暑いから水分補給こまめにな

    • @yaku_tyu
      @yaku_tyu 4 роки тому +18

      kazya M お前の転載動画全部報告しといたからな

    • @Muhammed--te3id
      @Muhammed--te3id 4 роки тому +1

      ここで煽ってるやつ同類な?俺も含め

  • @junpei55
    @junpei55 5 років тому +26

    美しすぎて最後まで見てしまった

  • @warrenkarmun138
    @warrenkarmun138 4 місяці тому +2

    🤔His bunting skills are out of this world,
    -bunts to the 1st base line
    -bunts to the 3rd base line
    -bunts low
    -bunts high
    depending on how he sees the defense he selects which bunt to execute and collects base hits.
    And that is just one part of his game.
    ⚾️💣💥😎

  • @camoadabs2970
    @camoadabs2970 3 роки тому +3

    I'm going to say this once and only once. We saw the GREATEST hitter of all time in Ichiro. Dont know if we will ever see anything like this man ever again. Will ALWAYS be my favorite player.... from a sad Mariners fan haha.

  • @asianthor
    @asianthor 5 років тому +5

    Ichiro Suzuki...great overall hitter, bunter, baserunner, great arm, great accuracy throwing out base runners, great technical player, and just humble and respectful of the game. Not to many players like him left or any at all nowadays.

  • @hayato1134
    @hayato1134 5 років тому +725

    5:35 満塁でバント

    • @hongkongsanfromosaka
      @hongkongsanfromosaka 5 років тому +195

      内野大混乱

    • @gin2333
      @gin2333 5 років тому +19

      このシーン、カウントが気になりますね

    • @user-uo7sw2pq6p
      @user-uo7sw2pq6p 5 років тому +137

      カウントは2アウトフルカウントです

    • @user-eh3rl2yk5z
      @user-eh3rl2yk5z 5 років тому +179

      @@user-uo7sw2pq6p
      やらねーよフツー

    • @anti-Luigi
      @anti-Luigi 5 років тому +155

      失敗したら死ぬほど叩かれますね

  • @phychmasher
    @phychmasher 3 роки тому +16

    Put him up there. He's the best hitter, boys. Nobody's ever been better.

    • @kevinbelden9651
      @kevinbelden9651 3 роки тому +1

      Pete Rose is alive and well

    • @roseblack6342
      @roseblack6342 3 роки тому

      @@kevinbelden9651 pete rose a lil bitch ichiro woulda beat his mlb record easy

    • @maxwellrux5523
      @maxwellrux5523 3 роки тому

      except bonds and like 5 other people

    • @jg7102
      @jg7102 3 роки тому

      rose black incorrect.

    • @roseblack6342
      @roseblack6342 3 роки тому

      @@jg7102 nah

  • @robbiefrantz8170
    @robbiefrantz8170 Рік тому +17

    I grew up in Philadelphia, and moved to Seattle in my mid-twenties. My favorite Phillie was Richie Ashburn and my favorite Mariner was Ichiro. Richie was great player and Ichiro played the game much like him, but significantly better. I consider it great fortune of mine to have been in Seattle to watch Ichiro play.

  • @wampuscat7589
    @wampuscat7589 5 років тому +24

    He is in the goat conversation

  • @kana_to7848
    @kana_to7848 5 років тому +12

    バントしたあとの地面に落ちるバットの軌道が同じで流石だよな
    職人って感じ

  • @galaxytax6142
    @galaxytax6142 2 роки тому +3

    Ichiro has got to be one of the top 5 greatest position players of all time.

  • @frankcava8073
    @frankcava8073 28 днів тому +1

    I think Ichiro is one of the , if not the, greatest of all time.

  • @zgreinkeyy2165
    @zgreinkeyy2165 4 роки тому +140

    0:50
    もうこれほとんどピンポンダッシュやん

  • @Aldrickrosas14
    @Aldrickrosas14 3 місяці тому +6

    They never get him. No chance.

  • @literallyshaking8019
    @literallyshaking8019 3 роки тому +2

    I would argue that Ichiro is the greatest fundamental baseball player ever.
    He was so well rounded.

  • @GeorgeRojas99
    @GeorgeRojas99 4 роки тому +2

    I think this is the best baseball edit I've seen. Not because of the bunts, but the editing gave it so much flavor. Cheers man.

  • @kamiyaman_y
    @kamiyaman_y 5 років тому +12

    なんだただの神か

  • @ih128
    @ih128 11 місяців тому +4

    You don’t need to take steroids to be be great as Ichiro.

  • @seanvandelay7955
    @seanvandelay7955 11 місяців тому +3

    You never get tired of watching Ichiro's highlight plays....be it hitting ,bunting , stealing, cathing in area 51 or wherever.
    His plays were indeed worth paying money to watch.....and he is not a long ball hitter even though he could have been if he chose to be. After all, he made the right decision becoming one and only player doing what baseball is all about. except maybe pitching.

  • @johnthedude8221
    @johnthedude8221 4 роки тому +2

    So glad I got to witness this great player from rookie to retirement. Legend.

  • @ebeyslough
    @ebeyslough 5 років тому +6

    His lefty bunt is unstoppable. By the time the ball meets the bat he's already in motion towards 1st base.

  • @spirit1600
    @spirit1600 5 років тому +7

    2 of the best players I have ever seen have played for the Mariners. Ichiro and Griffey Jr. Both of them among the greatest of all time.

    • @spirit1600
      @spirit1600 5 років тому

      @Lauren Anderson He was AWESOME!

  • @LoganMPierce
    @LoganMPierce 3 роки тому +4

    Probably the best hand eye coordination in baseball history.

  • @donaldleider7382
    @donaldleider7382 3 роки тому +16

    We will never see another Ichiro, the rarest of combinations, speed, skill, intelligence, work ethic, humility and the utmost respect for the game a true baseball savant! If there is such a thing as a six or seven tool player Ichiro is it!

  • @georgestevens1502
    @georgestevens1502 Рік тому +2

    Perfectly fundamental. He lets the bat deaden the ball unless he's trying to get it past the mound, and always perfect placement.

  • @BrettCagwin49ers
    @BrettCagwin49ers 3 роки тому +4

    The amount of times you don't even see a throw to 1st because they know it's pointless. What an artist.

  • @davidwhiren817
    @davidwhiren817 27 днів тому +1

    Master of his craft !!!

  • @AchillesWrath1
    @AchillesWrath1 23 дні тому +1

    He was such a good hitter they couldn't cheat in on him. And he was so fast it wasn't worth trying to throw him out a lot of times in fear of throwing it away