Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Ivan rodriguez

  • ARLINGTON, Texas — Ivan Rodriguez made one last throw from behind home plate to second base at Rangers Ballpark. The 14-time All-Star catcher announced his retirement Monday, ending a 21-season playing career spent mostly in Texas.
  • (Chicago Sun-Times)
  • El Bronx, NY - Iván Rodríguez, the future Hall of Fame (HOF) catcher for the Texas Rangers will retire officially from major league baseball tonight, Monday April 23rd, 2012 at the Texas Rangers game in Arlington against the New York Yankees.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Ivan Pudge Rodriguezs retirement didnt have the same feeling that Jorge Posadas did this past January, most likely because the future Hall of Famer didnt spend his entire career in one uniform.
  • (New York Daily News)
  • Another renowned catcher has called it a career. Following in the footsteps of Jorge Posada and Jason Varitek, Ivan Pudge Rodriguez closed the door on his illustrious 21-year career with the Rangers, Nationals, Yankees, Tigers, Astros and Marlins.
  • (NESN.com)
  • "Toshiyori," Jeter said, using the Japanese word for old man. The Rangers honored Ivan Rodriguez, who announced his retirement earlier in the day.
  • (New York Times)
  • ARLINGTON, TX -- Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez's retirement ceremony prior to Monday's Texas Rangers game with the New York Yankees was seen by a record television audience, according to Nielsen Media Research data.
  • (KBTX.com)
  • He played more games behind the plate than anybody in baseball history and clearly has the credentials for a plaque in Cooperstown.
  • (USA Today)
  • Pudge is back in Texas. Longtime Texas Rangers catcher and likely future Hall of Famer Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, 40, will announce his retirement at a 3 p.m. ET news conference in Arlington, Texas.
  • (Sporting News)
  • Ivan Rodriguez will announce his retirement from baseball Monday at a 2 p.m. news conference at Rangers Ballpark, and will be honored before the 6:05 p.m. game against the New York Yankees.
  • (Hispanic Business)
  • FAREWELL TO PUDGE The Yankees watched from the dugout as the Rangers held a pregame ceremony to honor Ivan Rodriguez, the former Rangers catcher known as Pudge who announced his retirement in a tearful news conference earlier in the day.
  • (New York Times Blogs)

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