Ivan Rodriguez
Ivan Rodriguez
Iván Rodríguez Torres, nicknamed "Pudge" or "I-Rod" is a retired Major League Baseball catcher. In his career, he played for the Texas Rangers, Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Houston Astros and Washington Nationals...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth30 November 1971
CityManati, PR
Who knows? I still have a long way to go.
wants
He's the manager. If he wants me to DH, I'll DH.
games good key
Games like this are very good for us and will be a key for us. That was the game right there: Brandon Inge.
concentration
I need to be a little more patient, have a little more concentration, and I'll be OK.
calendar looking
I'm not going back there. The calendar doesn't say 2005. It's a new year, a new team. It's a new start. I'm looking ahead.
best country forward hope looking playing prove puerto team
I'm really looking forward to playing in that tournament. Every team is the best they have from their country and we hope to prove Puerto Rico is one of the best teams.
body good last mind spring talking
I had a good spring so I'm done talking about last year. My mind and body are ready.
bad expect year
It's not the year that you would expect to see, ... but if you see my numbers, it's not bad after what I've been through all year.
good time
I've been doing this for 13 years with my foundation, ... I play here in Detroit, and I think it's a good time to start.
aggressive hitter
I've been a very aggressive hitter all my career,
happen less mistakes since time
Things like that don't happen to me too often. It's been a long time since I made two mistakes in less than a week. But when things aren't going well with a ballclub, anything can happen. We're going through that right now.
good happy job nice puerto represent
For me, I'm very happy to represent Puerto Rico and to do a good job for my country. It's always very nice when you represent where you're from.
Always better to go 5 for 5 than 4 for 5.
pitches taking work
I should take more walks. But I'm very aggressive. In the off-season, I'm going to work on taking more pitches and being more selective. If I'm more selective, I can have some better numbers.