Ichiro vs. Daisuke tonight

No matter how either one does tonight, Ichiro has given us the quote of the year already.

Ichiro, talking about his matchup with Daisuke tonight (against whom he has a career .234 average in Japan):

"I hope he arouses the fire that's dormant in the innermost recesses of my soul," he says. "I plan to face him with the zeal of a challenger."

Gotta love him. Although you get the feeling that if he were alive during WWII, he would have been the first one on those kamikazes.