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Good catch about the FB mini-trend.
It would be odd if a HOF leadoff hitter fell off the table at age 37, but if he did, I suppose his long, complex swing could explain it.
I notice that his CH values are strong, which is a bit of an encouragement -- he's not cheating on FB's.  If Ichiro doesn't feel an inferiority complex against heat, it could be a sign that his reflexes are not down.
Possibly the tragedies in Japan have taken the starch out of his collar in 2011.  Let's hope.
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BTW, when I looked at Dustin Ackley's swing, did the same with Ichiro's, for comparison.  His 2011 swing is identical to his 2007 swing -- almost impossibly so.
A real enigma.  But the trouble against jam pitches, and against fastballs, maybe help get started on triangulating it....