European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 52 stars and stripes july 2007 inside Shepark or gives map to Ichiro contract Extension in the works by Janie Mccauley the associated press san Francisco Ichiro Suzuki suggested one Way he might be Able to pull off inside Shepark homers on a regular if in allowed to hit i could probably hit he but nobody wants his Seattle Bosses probably  approve of that from their Star Lead off hitter even if it worked beautifully in the Allstar Suzuki hit the first in Side Shepark Home run in Allstar game history tuesday winning unanimous map honors and helping the american league to a 54 Hes got a contract Extension in the and now a new Sun to drive As a gift for his latest great its one that 111 never Suzuki the past six i never had an Allstar that i really thought i gave it my All or was Able to give it my in really it was a fun Allstar he certainly showed the Mari ners Why they would want to keep him around for the Long Suzuki never hit an in Side Shepark Homer during his career Back Home in i thought it was going Over the Suzuki when it i was bummed everybody else loved his two run drive off san Diego Chris Young took a crazy Bounce off the Brightfield that was red sox slug Ger David Ortiz that Ball is a double and he turns it into second in the majors with a already had three hits by the sixth while Barry Bonds was the talk of this Allstar Suzuki new Deal in the works brought him some added attention to the Al Side before the the inside Shepark Homer became one of the High lights in san Francisco typically Pitcher Friendly that was Al team mate Sabathia of the Cleve land indians it was exciting to the mariners just might be eager to get Suzuki signed As soon As possible considering the show he put on for the baseball world tuesday were still talking but were not at the Point where we have anything to said us Zukis Tony who started in Center Field and batted would not say when a Deal might be the mariners had no whatever everybody will know in the whenever that might Suzuki said through an interpreter before Bat Ben the american leagues Ichiro celebrates his inside Shepark Home run with teammate Brian Roberts during the fifth inning of tuesdays Allstar game in san the Al won Ting maybe three hours from maybe after the sea in done for today on the the Seattle times reported on its web site tuesday that the Extension could pay the two time Al batting Champion and 2001 Al map close to million Over five much said Suzuki Al Victor lots of the 33yearold Suzuki is in the final year of a fou year the seven time Allstar said during Spring training that he planned to test his value on the free agent Market this but he has changed his stance in recent certainly in part because the mariners Are playing they put together a Strong and surprising first entering the Allstar break with a 4936 record and just 2vfe games Back of the los Angeles Angels in the Al Suzuki also has 61 128 39 and 23 stolen bases in 25 Suzuki set the single season record for hits with 262 in he has gotten at least 200 hits in each of his first six years in the a baseball writer Ronald Blum and associated press writer Tim Booth contributed to this Allstar bizarre play makes difference from Back Page it just hit the Corner and bounced the other Griffey i tried to make a Good throw to the Cut off Man and hoped that he would fall Suzuki was at third by the time Griffey got to the Ball and easily sped Home for the first in Side Shepark Homer of his career he never hit one while playing in or since joining the majors in second in the majors with a the seven time Allstar joked about his if in allowed to hit i could probably hit he but nobody wants Crawford homered with two outs in the sixth against Francisco Cordero to make it Griffey drove in the nos second run with a sacrifice Fly in the Bottom half against Justin Verlander after car los Beltran nearly duplicated Suzuki shot 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happened to be la Russa of his own car its the Allstar he can do what he Pujols said tuesday he does whatever he if i want expecting to i  have come up the no map in 2005 and key to the cardinals Victory in the world series last said la Russa didst talk to him the entire Pujols could Only watch when Aaron Rowand flied out with the bases loaded to end the american leagues 54 if he wants to get he can get la Russa what Ever he wants to he can its that want the most important thing with the 32man its not uncommon for few players to be left the Al used 27 play while the no used Pujols and Texas shortstop Michael Young last years Allstar game map were the Only position players who didst get into the Ever since the 2002 event ended in an entrain rings managers have tended to hold a hitter Back just in la Russa said he indeed was saving his Star player in Case the game went once we lost Miguel Cabrera and Freddy he was the Guy we were going to use to protect ourselves in Case we kept playing because of Alberts la Russa i think we had the right Guy at a six time Pujols finished about votes behind starting first baseman Prince he played left Field regularly in 2002 and 03 and also saw time at third base in 2001 and Pujols said he was getting his body Loose the whole i was ready to go since the game Pujols Pujols is mired in a Ca ree worst Home run slump 22 games and a career worst 74 he is tied with Chris Dun can for the team Lead with 16 Hom ers and his last Homer was off Kansas cites Jimmy gobble on june