Ichiro was excellent on the field, but more than anything, he was ours, and for a fan base that had constantly lost their star, that mattered. So, thank you to Ichiro. Thank you for what you did on ...

Watch: Ken Griffey Jr. Has Hilarious Interaction With Ichiro Suzuki After Hall of Fame News. This is hilarious! Griffey was congratulating Suzuki for getting into the Hall of Fame.

You're now a rookie for the first time in 25 years. So I expect a nice bottle of sake for the both of us." "George!" Ichiro replied. "Thank you very much!" Junior's given name is George Kenneth ...