Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui are baseball heroes, but sometimes they seem like superhuman demi-gods living on a higher plane.

铃木一朗和松井秀喜是棒球英豪，但是更多的时候，他们就像是神一般高高在上地存在于我们的心中。

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Suzuki opened the seventh with a twisting shot to left-center field, but Hideki Matsui snagged it in front of the warning track.

铃木一朗第七局一开始击出一个左外野刁钻的飞球，但是被松井秀喜在全垒打墙前接杀。

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The title came in the first year of the Yankees' new Japan's Hideki Matsui was voted the Series' Most Valuable Player after he hit 615 with three home runs and eight runs batted in (RBI), including a World Series record-tying 6-RBI performance in Game 6.

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Last winter, he let aging hitters Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon walk despite strong playoff performances.

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