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
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.
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.
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.
concentration
I need to be a little more patient, have a little more concentration, and I'll be OK.
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.
attitude baseball brings establish manager positive series stuff time worked
He brings attitude. He's been in baseball a long time and has worked with a lot of players. He's been to the World Series and stuff like that. And that's what we need. We need a manager who's going to come in and establish a positive attitude in the clubhouse, and that's what we have now.
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.
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 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.
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.