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bases.newsvine.com - 6/16/2009
Pudge Rodriguez to make history
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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.
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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My Morning in Exile
The Hardball Times — I post a lot for a quasi-amateur blogger, but there are people out there who are really busting their tails. The next time you think you're too tired to do something, you think of that woman. Anyway: Pudge Rodriguez is a Hall of Famer no matter what Jose Canseco or you or anyone else says. Attention Hanley-pining Red Sox fans: Dry your eyes mates. I know you want to make Theo see how much this pain hurts, but you've got to walk away now. It's over. Can't chop the top ...

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