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...sure he would try again--at least not that night. Many others do. Mexican officials say most aliens try six times before giving up. That's partly because the first thing returnees see back in Mexico is the coyotes on the corners, waiting to make their pitch. These days coyotes get paid only when their charges make it to their U.S. destination, so there's every incentive to keep trying. Tomas Romero, 33, hangs out in the park a block from the border post, and as soon as the ejected Mexicans come across, he shouts out with an encouraging smile...
...grazed the ball with the tip of his bat, sending it rolling down the third-base line for a double. (Typical of the way he has helped manufacture runs since Opening Day, when he keyed a game-winning rally with a bunt single, Ichiro took third on a wild pitch and then scored on second baseman Alfonso Soriano's throwing error...
...Suzuki's for the Orix Blue Wave. It was the first time an Asian hitter had faced an Asian pitcher in American ball. What happened was a less-than-ringing endorsement for Adjustment, Hasegawa's book about adapting to life and baseball in the U.S. Suzuki slapped the first pitch he saw for a single. "I know he wrote a book, but I haven't read it," Suzuki later said...
...seasons. Suzuki began his major league career with such a run?while playing in unfamiliar stadiums in an unfamiliar country and while dealing with an unfamiliar language and eating unfamiliar foods. "He's a legitimate hitter, no question," says Yankees manager Joe Torre. "I don't think you can pitch him one way. You can go in and out, up and down, and he makes the adjustment. You can get ahead in the count, and Suzuki still seems relaxed. He doesn't seem to have any weaknesses...
...around in a counterclockwise loop, stopping as soon as his hands reach his chest. Then Ichiro uses his right hand to hold the bat parallel to his upper body. When he brings his right foot into the box, Ichiro?knees bent, left elbow cocked high?is ready for the pitch. This routine is repeated before every pitch. "Some people may think it's strange," says Ichiro, "but if something works, there's no need to change it." It works. Thanks in no small part to Ichiro and despite not having a top slugger in their lineup, the Mariners through June...