Evidently even Ichiro isn’t immune to the real estate crash. The Mariners’ samurai of the infield single is selling his 5,000-square-foot Issaquah palace, and he’s already had to drop the price $1.5 million, from $3.2 million. (Kind of puts into perspective the Mariners’ $4.5 million dip into the red in 2008, huh?)

Coldwell Banker Bain agent Rick Miner has the listing, and he tries to see how many cheeky — and cheesy — references to the M’s right fielder he can wedge into the house’s description without outright naming him ("Batter Up! … for this knock your baseball socks off luxury home …" "Hit a grand slam home run and buy this luxury World-Class residence … Step up and take a swing!"), so skip the text and just peep the pictures. It’s not like you’ve got the cash to seriously consider buying the place anyway, right?

Now, taking a million-and-a-half-dollar bath on the transaction has to hurt, but don’t feel too bad for Ichiro: He banked $17 million last year.