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
happened
I don't know what happened on that play,
serious talent
He's got some serious talent. He'll make us better.
cares great guy loves
He's a great man. He's a guy that loves to win. He cares about the players. He cares about the team. He's a great guy. But I don't know what's going to happen.
bases good steal
I feel like I can steal 10 bases in September. That's how good I feel.
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.
hate playing tired
I hate losing, I'm tired of losing. I'm not used to playing like this. I don't like to play like this. I've been here two years, and I don't see any changes.
hard hate losing love player team type
I hate losing games. I'm not a loser. It's hard for me to be on a team losing every day. That's not me. That's not the type of player that I am. I love winning.
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.
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.
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.
couple dream finish left start
Who knows? I still have a long way to go. Every player's dream is to start and finish with the same team. I still have a couple of years left in me.