About Spectator Sports: A Milestone for Ichiro

If you can't see this email, click here

Spectator Sports From Tim Hyland, your About Spectator Sports Editor Baseball, as we all know, is in dire need of feel-good stories these days. With the A-Rod story dragging on, with Ryan Braun finally admitting that, yes, he used performance-enhancing drugs and with the black cloud of "steroid era" still hanging over the entire game, it can be difficult at times to be a baseball fan. So let's just say this much: Thank you, Ichiro Suzuki. Thank you for a phenomenal career, and thank you, too, for giving us something to feel good about this week. You can read up on Ichiro's amazing achievement, and much more, right here in this week's About.com Spectator Sports Newsletter. 4,000 Reasons to Appreciate Ichiro If Ichiro Suzuki had started his baseball career in the United States, we might all be talking about another record chase right now. And it would be one of the most renowned in sports. Search Related Topics:  new york yankees  ichiro suzuki  Gold Glove Awards Joining 21st Century Every year, the Gold Gloves are announced and the eye-rolling begins: When Derek Jeter was the Gold Glove shortstop in 2010 -- his range even at that point was in the lower half of the league -- it was damaging to the reputation of the awards. But now, it seems, changes are on the way. NFC South: Saints Come Marching Back! The NFC South is one of the newer divisions in the NFL, but it's also one of the most successful, evenly matched and certainly one of the most fun to watch. NFC North: Packers To Rule Again The four teams of the NFC North, the oldest division in the NFL, have been beating on each other for a long time, ever since the Vikings joined the league in 1961. Related Searches Championship Results NFL Sports MLB Team Game Featured Articles Penn State's O'Brien: QB Decision Likely Within Days 2013 College Football Preseason Top 25 New Chapter for Maicon Championship or Bust for Oklahoma City Thunder It Pays to Lose: Los Angeles Lakers Preview for 2013-14 SummerSlam 2013 PPV Recap & Results   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Spectator Sports newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2013 About.com   Advertisement