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Ivan Rodriguez Catches No. 2227
thepaintedbaseball.blogspot.com - 6/18/2009
Ivan Rodriguez Catches No. 2227
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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 ...
And Now You Know!: Pudge
sportsjudge.blogspot.com - 6/19/2009
And Now You Know!: Pudge
— sportsjudge.blogspot.com — This week I witnessed first hand a record that may never be broken again. Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez... is now the All-Time leader in game caught and he did it in front of the fans that have supported him the most in Texas, the Rangers fans. 2227 is a Number that will stick with me just because I was ... (more) And Now You Know!: Pudge

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mlb.mlb.com - 6/17/2009
Pudge ties Fisk for most games caught | astros.com: News
— mlb.mlb.com — By Brian McTaggart / MLB.com 06/17/09 12:07 AM ET ARLINGTON -- For at least one day, two... guys nicknamed "Pudge" share the distinction of having caught more games than anyone else. Astros catcher Ivan Rodriguez donned a catcher's mask for the 2,226th ... (more) Pudge ties Fisk for most games caught | astros.com: News

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Yardwork: Pudge, Kinsler … See Where We’re Going?
thebiglead.com - 6/17/2009
Yardwork: Pudge, Kinsler … See Where We’re Going?
— thebiglead.com — Texas 6, Houston 1: Pudge Rodriguez, who turns 38 in November, homered for the losers. Surprisingly, Pudge... was not named in the Mitchell Report. He was, however, on the Rangers in 2002 with Palmeiro and Juan Gone. T hings that make you go hmm m. ... (more) Yardwork: Pudge, Kinsler … See Where We’re ...

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