Yeah, the Ms lost another one, but did you see Ichiro’s catch?!

In a season where it seems like Mariners fans are going to have to try to focus on the small accomplishments to keep from pulling their collective hair out, Ichiro gave the Mariner faithful something to talk about (along with giving the Red Sox Nation faithful something to hiss about) in last night's 5-3 loss to the BoSox.
With J.D. Drew at first in the top of the fifth, Jason Varitek smashed a Felix Hernandez offering to dead center for a sure double. But Ichiro got on his horse, leaped and made an amazing over the shoulder catch and crashed into the wall so hard it busted open the part of the fence that opens up and leads under the centerfield bleachers. He then had the wherewithal to get the ball back in to keep Drew at first, before he collapsed back to the ground.
Now I’ve seen all the Jim Edmonds, Ken Griffey Jr. and Andruw Jones highlights and I’m here to tell ya that Ichiro’s catch was just as amazing as any of those ever were. Other catches may have been more important (i.e. Willie Mays’ catch of Vic Wertz’s drive in the 1954 World Series), but just think how much more hoopla would be surrounding that catch this morning had the Ms been able to win last night. People would be calling it the momentum shift that turned the game around. Instead it’s just another wasted great play by one of the best centerfielders in the game.
Oh well, he’s still a lot of fun to watch though, isn’t he?