Who was cooler than Ichiro wearing his shades, pointing his bat at the pitcher in his pre-pitch ritual and then tugging at his right sleeve. Early in his first month in the majors, Mariners ...

Then, one day, I hit Ichiro's rookie card. From the moment I looked at it, I knew it was special, and I immediately put it in a penny sleeve and top loader. I didn't know much about Ichiro then ...