Expert: Steve L - 11/26/2004

Question
Hello sir,  
 Im only 12 and new to baseball but ive heard of Ichiros the throw.  I read it was like a laser beam!  Is there someplacfe I can see this?  A highlight video like you can get on the internet I would love to watch it.


Answer
On April 11, 2001, in Oakland, Ichiro charged an eighth-inning single by Ramon Hernandez and cut loose, trying to catch Terrence Long, a runner of good speed, going from first to third.

The ball traveled 230 to 250 feet on the fly, never rising more than 10 or 12 feet above the ground, until it smacked into the glove of third baseman David Bell, a perfect strike a foot above the bag. The astonished Long was tagged out.

You might contact the Seattle Times newspaper and ask them how you could see a video of that play.