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I don't care if he wants to or not, he should get days off. He shouldn't play more than 140ish games, IMO. Your point on healing is one I believe in, especially for aging players. Kenny Lofton and Pete Rose were able to remain average hitters long after their expiration date because they weren't playing full seasons (and though Rose played full 162 game seasons for several years past Ichiro's current age, I wouldn't recommend it).
Early this year though, I can't tell if he's played all the games because of our schedule or not. He got several days off after Tokyo, he got Easter Sunday off, and he got yesterday off. That's 3 breaks in the first 11 games. He hasn't been given a game off yet, but the weird schedule has added to off days so far, as well. Another anomaly that makes things hard to judge.
~G