Like beauty, great outfield plays may be in the eye of the beholder. Ichiro yesterday heard Mariners manager Mike Hargrove talking in the dugout about his play Monday. "Routine," Ichiro said. He was kidding, of course. The acrobatic catch, in which the right fielder jumped and hung near the top of the wall before twisting back for the ball, was one of the most memorable plays in Mariners history. The play has been compared to one by Masafumi Yamamori of the Hankyu Braves in the early 1980s. Yamamori jumped atop a fence and balanced there for a second before catching the ball. The highlight used to be shown over and over to roars at the Kingdome, and was shown Monday on the Safeco Field big screen in tandem with a replay of Ichiro's catch. Other memorable catches have been made by Mariners outfielders Jeff Nelson, Dan Wilson and Aaron Sele, and team trainer Rick Griffin. Got something to say? Post comments here, or sound off in our forums.

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