Ichiro, who never batted below third in a Mariners lineup, hit eighth in his first Yankees lineup.

Ichiro is only expected by the Yankees to fill injured Brett Gardner's shoes, which means to be an excellent defensive outfielder, basepath demon and solid .260s slap hitter. Despite his slide -- he is hitting only .261 and has an OPS of .640 (his .510 OPS against lefties is fifth worst among major leaguers with 100 at-bats, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post) -- he may do more than that in New York.

Ichiro seemed very excited to be on the Yankees. Alex Rodriguez, who once himself disdained the calm and anonymity of Seattle, said Ichiro will love the bright lights of New York. Something had to change, and theCongress voted to give Obama 14 days to convince them US forces should be involved in the Libya conflict. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Obama has two weeks to convince Congress that involvement in attacks against Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi are in the best interest of the US, according to a resolution approved on Capitol Hill today. The House criticized the president for moving ahead with the 76-day-old military campaign without seeking congressional approval, reports the Washington Post. However, it rejected a resolution proposed by Dennis Kucinich demanding withdrawal of US forces within 15 days.

If Obama fails to "provide Congress with a compelling rationale," legislators from both parties said they would cut funding for the operation or vote to "formally" disapprove of the war. “This resolution puts the president on