Pudge Rodriguez to make history
bases.newsvine.com 6/16/2009 — Ivan Rodriguez is poised to tie Carlton Fisk's all-time games-caught mark tonight and, knees willing, break it tomorrow. Best of all, it's going to happen in Arlington, where his remarkable career got started.

Pudge Catches Record, Passes Pudge
baseballmusings.com 6/18/2009 — Ivan Rodriguez set the record tonight for most games caught , passing the first Pudge, Carlton Fisk: Ivan Rodriguez was 19 when the Texas Rangers promoted the fresh-faced catcher with a cannon for an arm to the major leagues midway through the ...

Of Pudges and Persistence
sox35th.com 6/18/2009 — It has always bothered me to no end hearing people refer to Ivan Rodriguez as “Pudge,” as though the juicing and backpedaling somehow put him in the company of possibly the surliest, toughest backstop of all-time. It’s as though playing the same position as one of the all-time ...

Ivan Rodriguez Catches No. 2227
thepaintedbaseball.blogspot.com 6/18/2009 — B ASEBALL IS POETRY . How fitting it was that Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez would set the all-time games record for a catcher by facing the Texas Rangers, the team where it all began for him. Pudge caught his 2227th game, surpassing the other "Pudge", Carlton Fisk to become the most durable catcher ...

On the Beat: Weekend Roundup by John Perrotto
baseballprospectus.com 6/21/2009 — Pudge`s milestone, Mauer`s hit parade, a full-up Fenway, plus news and notes from around the leagues.

Pudge ties Fisk's mark for games caught (AP)
sports.yahoo.com 6/17/2009 — Ivan Rodriguez rounded the bases to a standing ovation from the Texas Rangers fans, who got to salute one of their former stars and still celebrate a victory. Rodriguez homered leading off the fifth for the only Houston run in a 6-1 loss to the ...

Pudge Is Old School
babeslovebaseball.com 6/18/2009 — Ivan Rodriguez caught his 2,227th major league game Wednesday night, passing legendary backstop and all-around ornery bastard Carlton Fisk, to become to all-time leading catcher in games started behind the plate. And he did so against the team who raised him...

Best Catcher Of the 00's
fackyouk.blogspot.com 6/3/2009 — A fortunate oversight on the part of Matt Waters and Rob Neyer provides an opportunity for us to give some love to Jorge Posada. Waters' left the catcher off his All-2000 team , Neyer re-posted the list offered his opinions but didn't notice that catchers were omitted. In turn, this allowed ...

Pudge ties MLB catchers mark in Astros' loss
sports.espn.go.com 6/17/2009 — Ian Kinsler homered twice and the Rangers beat the Astros 6-1 on Tuesday night, when Rodriguez matched the major league record for games caught.

What the Astros got for Pudge.
footer.mlblogs.com 8/19/2009 — One scouting report describes Matt Nevarez as having a "huge arm" but also as "extremely raw." The Astros do not see him as raw. They like his plus-plus fastball and see what could be the makings of an average slider....

Pudge ties Fisk for most games caught — Major League Baseball News 6/17/2009
Astros catcher Ivan Rodriguez donned a catcher's mask for the 2,226th time Tuesday, tying Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk for most appearances behind the plate.

Rodriguez matches Fisk for games caught (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 6/17/2009
Ivan Rodriguez tied the major league record for games played as a catcher Tuesday night, when he caught against his original team. Rodriguez, now with the Houston Astros, caught his 2,226th career game against Texas, the team for which he made his ...

Rangers 6, Astros 1 — NYT > Baseball 6/17/2009
Ian Kinsler homered twice and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 6-1 on Tuesday night, when Ivan Rodriguez matched the major league record for games caught.

Kinsler homers twice as Texas beats Houston — Examiner Sports 6/17/2009
Ian Kinsler homered twice and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 6-1 on Tuesday night, when Ivan Rodriguez matched the major league record for games caught.

Rodriguez matches Fisk's catching mark — L.A. Times - Baseball News 6/17/2009
Ian Kinsler homered twice and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros, 6-1, on Tuesday night, when Ivan Rodriguez matched the major league record for games caught.