The Mariners unveiled an Ichiro Suzuki statue Friday, outside T-Mobile Park, but the reveal didn't go as planned, as drape covering the statue, broke the bat on the statue as it was pulled off. The statue presents Ichiro in his trademark pre-pitch setup, with his right had extended toward the pitcher, holding the bat at 90 degrees.
Ichiro, ever in good humor, laughs along with others as it happens. He later joked, "I didn't think Mariano [Rivera] would come out here and break the bat."
The Mariners were quick to poke fun at themselves posting on social media, "Breaking: We’ve updated tonight’s Ichiro Replica Statue giveaway," above this photo:
My take: Well done by all. No joke. It helps it was the ever humble Ichiro, but it was an object lesson that if mistakes are acknowledged in good humor, folks can laugh with you, not at you.
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Ichiro statue breaks
The Mariners unveiled an Ichiro Suzuki statue Friday, outside T-Mobile Park, but the reveal didn't go as planned, as drape covering the statue, broke the bat on the statue as it was pulled off. The statue presents Ichiro in his trademark pre-pitch setup, with his right had extended toward the pitcher, holding the bat at 90 degrees.
Ichiro, ever in good humor, laughs along with others as it happens. He later joked, "I didn't think Mariano [Rivera] would come out here and break the bat."
The Mariners were quick to poke fun at themselves posting on social media, "Breaking: We’ve updated tonight’s Ichiro Replica Statue giveaway," above this photo:
My take: Well done by all. No joke. It helps it was the ever humble Ichiro, but it was an object lesson that if mistakes are acknowledged in good humor, folks can laugh with you, not at you.
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