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Pudge ties Fisk for most games caught | astros.com: News
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 time in his career Tuesday night against the ...
And Now You Know!: Pudge
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
Yardwork: Pudge, Kinsler … See Where We’re Going?
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 ...
Pudge Catches Record, Passes Pudge
Pudge Catches Record, Passes Pudge
baseballmusings.com — 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 ... (more) Pudge Catches Record, Passes Pudge
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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.
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