Ichiro Suzuki extended his hitting streak to 26 games Tuesday in an 8-2 Seattle win over the Baltimore Orioles, setting a team record previously set by well, himself in 2007. Yet, the brilliant hitter remains 30 games from equaling Joe DiMaggio's astounding 56-game hitting mark set in 1941. That's 30 games. Another month of scratching out hits. Another series of bloops, bleeders, line drives and drag bunts.That number isn't lost on Ichiro, who was asked about the probability of closing in on 56.
"I think it's true when they say that its the hardest record to break," he said Tuesday night.
Ichiro said his biggest regret Tuesday was not inviting his wife Yumiko and dog, (that's correct) Ikkyu, to the ballpark to watch him set the club record. Ichiro then pulled out a Japanese fan with an image of his Shiba on both sides.
"But at the same time, if you think about it, if I didn't invite them, it didn't mean that much to me," he said. "But once I got this far, I wanted to achieve it. Now I wish I would have asked them to come."




