See this is what happens, when one tries to talk trash.
Before the World Baseball Classic started, Ichiro Suzuki made a statement that South Koreans took as a declaration of war.
"I want to beat South Korea so badly," Ichiro said, "that the South Koreans won't want to play Japan for another 30 years."
During Wednesday night's WBC quarterfinal game between both teams at Angel Stadium, the decidedly pro-Korean crowd of 39,679 told the Mariners right fielder how it felt in no uncertain terms. Ichiro, loudly cheered in both of Japan's previous WBC games in Anaheim, heard boos at every at-bat.
But Lee Jong-Beom delivered the ultimate rejoinder, a two-run double in the top of the eighth inning that gave South Korea a 2-1 victory and the group championship.
Maybe Ichiro needs to attend the "Carl Everett School of Trash Talking."
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