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
bases good steal
I feel like I can steal 10 bases in September. That's how good I feel.
great miss
The only thing I can tell you is we didn't miss any. We didn't miss any pitch. We have a great lineup.
bat early good spring stayed swinging
When you have a day like this early in the year, it's great. I've been swinging the bat pretty good in spring training, so I just stayed with the same routine, the same philosophy.
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.
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.
Always better to go 5 for 5 than 4 for 5.
alan appreciate good great guy helps knows man supports talk
Alan and I, we talk a lot about baseball. We talk a lot about things. He's a great man to talk. He knows a lot about baseball, and he's a good guy to have around. He helps me a lot in my situation, and I appreciate what he's doing for me this year. It's something I'm never going to forget. He supports me all the time.
brings coaching great jim known likes loves played players talked
I think what he brings is attitude. I think he's a winner. I've known him for years and I talked to a lot of players who played for him. He loves to win, and he likes to see everything the right way in the field. And that's what we need on the team. If he doesn't like something, he'll come to us or to the player and tell him. It's great for us to have Jim and the coaching staff.
serious talent
He's got some serious talent. He'll make us better.
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.
concentration
I need to be a little more patient, have a little more concentration, and I'll be OK.
asks follow rules tells whatever
If he asks me to do things, I'm going to. He's the skipper, and you have to follow his rules. Whatever he tells me to do, I'll do.
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.