Featuring: Ichiro, Justin Smoak, Chone Figgins,Miguel Olivo
Plot: Ichiro seems to, as the baseball term goes, "hit everything". But can he actually hit anything? Smoak and Figgins decide to find out, having the BP pitcher toss items such as a Rubik's Cube, toilet paper, and Tic-Tacs.
The Best Part: Among the items being thrown at Ichiro was a can of corn. Of course, in baseball, a can of corn is an easy-to-catch pop fly. Ichiro will have none of that as he laces the can of corn for a base hit. Figgins chimes in by saying "I thought he popped that up," as Ichiro grins.
Say What?: My first thought was, give this BP pitcher a contract. If he can locate a rubber ducky that well, what could he do with a baseball? Then, I realized the rubber ducky was a meatball. So was the tic-tac. So was the can of corn. As the sample size grew with each item, I realized we already have that guy. His name is Doug Fister.
Grade: A as usual with Ichiro spots. Yeah, I'm a fanboy, but this was great. The can of corn inclusion and the fact that Ichiro reportedly did hit three of the five tic-tacs used during filming makes this epic in Ichiro fashion.
Curse?: Will anyone from this team not be here by season's end? The biggest candidate would be Figgins, but at this point, don't think that's as much of a give-in as it seemed this winter.