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 ...

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 ...

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.

Astros C Rodriquez Ties Fisk’s Catching Record
mkrob.com 6/17/2009 — Now that Tuesday’s game has now become an official game, Ivan Rodriguez has tied the Carlton Fisk’s all-time record for games caught with 2,226. On Wednesday he’ll break the record. Here’s how Hunter Pence, an Arlington native who grew up cheering for Rodriguez, ...

Pudge was never the answer
umpbump.com 8/11/2009 — Back in March we lambasted the Washington Post’s Cameron Smith for suggesting that Pudge Rodriguez represented a huge step forward for the Astros. (Frankly, I’m still a little shocked he wrote that post. Maybe he lost a bet?) Today, I’m here to … [ visit site to read more ] ...

MLB: Pudge Rodriguez on the verge of history
examiner.com 6/14/2009 — He will pass Carlton Fisk as the game's all-time leader in games caught -- on Wednesday in Texas, of all places

Pudge sets record for games caught — Major League Baseball News 6/18/2009
Ivan Rodriguez, who broke into the Majors as a 19-year-old rookie with the Rangers on June 20, 1991, officially surpassed Carlton Fisk and became the record-holder when Wednesday's game became official in the fifth inning.

Pudge tops Fisk's mark for games caught (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 6/18/2009
David Murphy hit a game-winning RBI single with one out in the 10th inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 5-4 Wednesday night, taking advantage of two throwing errors by Ivan Rodriguez on the day he set the major league record for ...

Ivan Pudge Rodriguez Most games Caught — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/18/2009
Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez broke the Record last night for most games caught, passing Carlton Fisk with 2,227 games. Pudge played for the Rangers from 1991-2002. He played for the Marlins in 2003, winning a World Series. From 2004-part of 2008 Rodriguez ...

Rangers-Astros: Rangers Win and Remind Me Why I Love Baseball So Much — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/18/2009
I was forced to go to the game by myself last night because I just couldn't find anyone to go with me and I had to go.  I've decided it is actually good to go to a game by yourself every once in awhile. I was able to really enjoy the game and ...

Rare bird: O's catcher Wieters is at home around the plate — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 6/19/2009
Great ones are hard to find. In the last half of the 20th century, only a handful of catchers rose above the crowd: Yogi Berra, Roy Campanella, Johnny Bench, Carlton Fisk, Mike Piazza and Ivan Rodriguez combined the physical tools with the leadership ...