I thought this was a joke!
Are you kidding me, you can argue he has been the best player in baseball for the past 10 years. Bonds was on the juice, not sure about Albert.
The only things Albert does better is HR and walk, but Ichiro can steal bases, has a cannon for an arm and can cover some serious ground in the outfield.
He is as much of a HOF as any player over the past 15 years. 262 hits a season. Everyone loves the overrated Derek Jeter, imagine if Ichiro had those types of players around him that Jeter has had and if he played in NYC, he would be considered the best player in the game. He is also 36 or 37. The guy has been unreal and he plays in 2nd best pitchers park in baseball (San Diego).