suzuki gets the base hit, first and third, two down. [ cheers and applause ] suzuki is probably their best overall player and maybe in the long term their best hitter. >> jim p: certainly was last year. hit 15 home runs and of course didn't have a great throwing year last year but certainly with the pitching staff -- 116 starts from young starters -- best bullpen -- he did a terrific job calling the pitches. >> gary: scoring opportunity with two down now for the as. >> jim p: and you learn a lot from the previous at bats. he hung a breaking ball of some spot -- fox was all over it. so stay away from that. >> gary: fox to third -- that will be a base hit and an rbi. and it is a 4-1 ball game. >> jim p: one of the keys was don't change anything because of the changeup. look at the changeup in the middle of the plate and it's up. it's up and away. you got a strong, aggressive hitter. they got him for his bat. >> gary: fox is 2 for 2. >> jim p: yeah. it's just a matter of hanging the breaking ball the first time and then the changeup stayed up a little bit. probably the right pitch but wr

suzuki will be followed by fox.e 3-1 against left-handed starters although they only hit .221 off south paws so far this season. 1-0 delivery towards the hole. turner -- makes the nice play and they're two down. you can see out the orioles struggled when you look at the numbers in the series. four days, three wins, 22 in the series against .271 ok outscored 14-7. not a lot of long balls but look at the e.r.a -- my gosh. part of that is because oakland has some good pitching but part is the orioles not hitting. >> jim p: it's a combination of both. e.r.a. of 2.30, the best in the american league coming in. last year their bullpen -- although they have some injuries -- they had the best bullpen in the american league last year. >> gary: jake fox stand in. down the line in right field. he's going to play some in the field and will share some d. hmming duty with chavez. he is the designated hitter in the ball game today. 1 for 4 so far in the series. he did get a start one of these ball games in the outfield. 0-1 the co

suzuki is no longer known for motor bikes, but for cars.ly on the cheap and tiny side until now as foxnews.com automotive editor gary gastelu find out. check it out. >> suzuki is best known in the united states as one of the top producers of motorcycle, some cheap cars and the kind of trucks and s.u.v. that appeal to the kind of people who ride motorcycles now there's this, this is the suzuki kizashi, excuse me, kizashi. may have the look of a volkswagen jetta that's been to the gym, but it's actually larger, closer in size to a vw facade and offering the same premium feel inside and out for thousands less than one of those. the only engine is 2.4 liter 4 cylinder, but pumps a healthy 185 horsepower through a standard six-speed manual or 180 through a continuously variable automatic and you can get an all wheel drive, not a common option in the class. the most unique thing may be the fact it's pretty much the only japanese car in america with an actual japanese name, a real word, too, means something to the effect of "a great thing is comin

. >>> curt suzuki grounded one to alleex rodriguez. he started a 5-4-3 triple play. one swing, three outs, but all for naught. the a's won it 4-2. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> will a hold over box champ come back to surprise everything this weekend? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >> from the country, they may not have much but they're totally free. watching the hillbilly. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. today's going to be a dangerous day of severe weather in the middle of the country. the moderate risk is the real big concern with the possibility of strong tornadoes. much of arkansas, louisiana, and then tonight spreading into mississippi. but watch out everywhere in the middle of the country for strong storms. that includes kansas, st. louis, dallas early this morning, oklahoma city as i speak. east coast is fantastic today but then these storms move to the southeast with dangerous weather on saturday and then the east coast on sunday. >>> well if you'r

kurt suzuki and travis buck 1- 16 and kurt suzuki 2-18, bob geren is going by the match up sheet tonightgeren said he will catch more games than anybody in the league so when i have a reason to take him out of there, i will do it. >> gary: 1-2 delivery on the way. that one beats it down the line miguel tejada going into this spacious foul territory, 1-2. >> jim: third baseman, if you you are a they are baseman playing in ballpark, you want to bring your track shoes. you almost have to triple the range and if anything goes up in the air in foul territory, i'm not sure how much room is on each side. >> gary: pitcher's delight. 1 ball 2 strikes for ryan sweeney and he gets the ball. kevin millwood 35 years old, two outstanding performances, first one against tampa bay, 2 hits and toronto took the loss, he gave up only one earned run 4 toe total. two strike outs and a 1, 2, 3 inning after one. and sting like a bee. ♪ float like a butterfly. sting like a bee. i'm gonna float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. ♪ sting like a... sting like a bee. [ woman ] half the calories, all the g. [ wo

suzuki is a cadillac the way he hits., a the orioles have to stop throwing him fastball. we have regenerated this guy from almost getting sent back to the minor leagues. throw him the breaking ball, the slider and everything. only throw him the fastball when you are behind in the count if you absolutely have to. this is a guy we need to keep off bases an keep from scoring because they have won every game he has scored insofar this year. >> he started leadoff with the angels. he is batting second because of suzuki. when figgins scored given last season, his team has gone 66- 21. when he doesn't score, 36 and 49. these are comparable numbers. the importance roberts brings to the orioles' lineup, figgins mr. brings to seattle. >> it's a reason why everybody picked seattle to win that division this year because ichiro needed some help e couldn't do it all by himself. he gave them a second weapon to go to. he will steal a lot of bases. he is a very smart baserunner. he is a guy always on base. that on-base percentage is what t

from the very small, like maurizio cattelan's elevators, and tomoaki suzuki's wooden sculptures.the very large, like robert therrien's table and six chairs, and "big man" by ron mueck. >> this one right, it's titled "big man." of course, but if you look at it you could always say, "big miserable man. man that's thinking. big man, what are you looking at?" but i like this piece because it makes me feel small. see, i'm 7'1", 350, this guy's about 9 feet 780, so it makes me feel small. plus, it's beautiful. >> brown: one well-known artist who participated, chuck close, liked the focus on size. >> i am interested in extremes, you know. i always thought, why wouldn't you want to make something big and why wouldn't you want to make something really small? the juxtapositions make a lot of sense, given the premise, size matters. >> brown: british artist willard wigan went small for shaq's show. very small, with microscopic sculptures made from fibers that fit inside the eye of a needle, including one he called "micro- shaq." >> there is an old saying, less is more, and i sort of wanted t

suzuki, highest batting average against the o's since 1954, .365 all time against the birds. gutierrez, lopez, ken griffey, jr., bradley, kochman, johnson and wilson, in the lineup. suh zucky and griffey, one of the guys they have to contain is gutierrez. >> he's put up good numbers against the orioles. >> 4 for 8 off bergesen he's been familiar at hitting the ball hard off brad. tonight the whole thing is let's keep this guy off base and keep him from scoring. that will be a key. >> opening game of the 3-game series in seattle as gutierrez 21 base hits. if he doesn't get a hit he does not get on base. 7 multihit games so far this year. .571 is average with runners in scoring position. gutierrez is doing it all. opening game in seattle. let's goal the thoughts of dave trembley, how's brian roberts. >> he saw the doctor today, he's improved, but is not close to starting baseball activities as of yet. he's not doing any baseball activities. i believe that's a few day as what -- days away. >> do you expect a drop off. >> he didn't pitch well last night in triple-a. allen and kra

power arm, power slider, maximum effort, suck suck is -- kurt suzuki is in to receive them and had somein a row. >> gary: top of the order for the baltimore orioles arizona he is 0-3, 3 for 8 in the two game set. barely concerted -- converted two save opportunities for the baltimore orioles last year. that will be fouled away. and looking for his first save this season, all his outings have been there with 4 appearances. dave trembley's ball club looking at 8 losses in a row. they do not come back in this one. adam jones takes it outside. only 4 hits in the ballgame for the baltimore orioles, two extra base hits a double by nick markakis he was stranded and the double by ty wiggington. ten in a row were retired before the nick markakis double by dallas braden's starter. down the line right field. ryan sweeney has it. they are retired 1 down in the 9th inning. great selection of official gear, all the latest with authentic classics and just go to baltimore orioles. com shop. 1 down, nick markakis 1-3 in the ballgame. dallas braden, could win it, 2- 0, 4 runs, 9 hits over 6, he takes the

a career .386 hitter against the " the amazing thing about ichiro suzuki if he wanted to hit 30 home if you have a guy like this that flat out owns you, how would you go about trying to get this guy out? >> i faced a lot of great hitters in my time, too, and you have to figure it out with experience. some of the great career hitters, all of a sudden one day, strictly by mistake, i watch the anatomy of a hitter. in order to get him out, you have to make him roll that top hand over. to power hitters, they swing the switch, but they have that little end where they roll the hand over. i did it a million times and i hit a million groundballs to shortstop. i once said to palmer who gave up four hits to rod carry and and the harder he hit it, the better he got it. i said lob the ball up to home plate and see if you can make them use their top hand. right away he hit nine consecutive groundballs to 2nd base. the thing was he finally cut him down from one to ten. from that approach we god to wade boggs. he was another one, too. the slower are you throw it, the more power they to use their own

suzuki, figgins, gutierrez, lopez, kotchman, and sweeney. tuiasosopo, johnson, and wilson.gainst the orioles and millwood. >> jim: our scouting record on millwood. only scoring seven runs in his three starts no walk on the wild side. best strikeout to walk ratio. 20 strikeouts, and only one base on balls. even if you're pitching against felix hernandez, they call him king felix. stay within yourself. do not overthrow. stay within yourself. >> ichiro leading off. ichiro with an overall six-game hit streak, but a 20-game hit streak against the orioles. that is taken inside for the ball. he's had a 4 of 8 in the jeers, -- in the series, and he has upped his average. that one is caught bighted kins. line drive -- caught by atkins. line drive right at him. >> >> jim: that will tell you how kevin millwood last year starting with texas. conventional four-seam fastball. curve ball, doesn't throw it a lot, but he will use it and then the slider, a cutter also he throws, and the change-up, a circle change-up, and again there are the pitches, and the one thing about it, mainly velocit