Those are some fly moves, Reachiro.
Ichiro Suzuki apparently felt like breakdancing on Monday night, and he showed off the most agile of moves to elude the tag of Matt Wieters at home plate. Ichiro's athleticism and creativity helped give the New York Yankees a 1-0 lead in the first inning of Game 2 of the ALDS.
With two outs and Suzuki on first base, Robinson Cano lined a double into the right-field corner. Third-base coach Rob Thomson waved Ichiro around third but the relay — coming from outfielder Chris Davis, to infielder Robert Andino, to Wieters — was executed quickly. Ichiro would have been out by 20 feet had he given up. But he didn't.
What's really impressive about the play is that Ichiro had the presence of mind to tag the plate with his right arm instead of the left. Had he gone with his left — which was actually closer to the plate — it likely would have collided with Wieters mitt for the out.
Instead, Ichiro pulled off the last in a series of sweet Matrix-type moves to get his team on the board.
Anyone else feel like breakdancing?
Make sure all your bases are covered this postseason ...
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