This man is most certainly going into The Hall Of Fame one day. Probably on the first ballot.
2007-07-03 12:01:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
Only 3 other catchers have caught more games:
Gary Carter
Bob Boone
Carlton Fisk
and Pudge is the youngest catcher to acheive that
Sources:
Dan Dickerson
Tiger Radio Broadcaster
2007-07-03 13:04:00 · update #1
The Pudge man is awesome,,I love watching him catch,He's fast as lighting!!I love the way he plays the game! The guy never slows down,,Yea,i also read juiced,and heard he was a juicer,,I don't care,,i know he's not now,,these guys get tested
on a regular basis,,And he has a seat in the hall of fame!!
2007-07-03 13:05:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It IS amazing.
Imangine all the physical abuse sitting behind the plate with 90 pounds or more of catching gear in the summer heat?
Yeah, must be preety tiring.
Yes, he is going into the hall of fame.
But,
In Jose Cansecos Auto Bio when Canseco was traded from the Oakland A's to the Texas Rangers (The team Pudge was on) he claimed that he injected Rodriguez with steriods with his time on the Rangers.
Whether this is true for not I still believe Pudge should go to the hall of fame.
See Ya,
~Kyle~
2007-07-03 19:33:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pudge is great. It's amazing that he has been able to play at the high level that he has for the number of years that he has. Most great catchers have to switch positions at some point in their careers. Pudge deserves the HOF. I'm not sure about 1st ballot, but at some point definitely.
2007-07-03 19:22:09 · answer #3 · answered by GeckoBoy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Rodriguez was following up his 1999 AL MVP season with an even finer one when Fat Mo Vaughn broke Pudge's thumb with his bat in late July 2000. Rodriguez missed the rest of the season.
Not that the Rangers were going anywhere -- they were in last at the time, and stayed there -- but it was such a waste, to watch that brilliant a season stopped cold.
2007-07-03 19:47:35 · answer #4 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe he is 34, im not sure though, but hey us puertorrican population have a few stars that we should be proud of. Pudge, Beltran and Delgado, Feliciano, Alex Rios and of course the greatest ever, Mr. Robert Clemente
2007-07-03 19:11:50 · answer #5 · answered by Jose M 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yea that's pretty good. Well better than pretty, extremely good. He is going to make the hall of fame for sure. I don't believe he is the greatest ever but most certainly one of them. Probably 1st ballot.
2007-07-03 20:10:32 · answer #6 · answered by red4tribe 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes he and Mike Piazza are the two best catchers of this generation (Pudge is the better defensive catcher of the two)
2007-07-03 21:07:51 · answer #7 · answered by jimel71898 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's a great record, he may become the greatest catcher of all time.
2007-07-03 22:48:22 · answer #8 · answered by Tommy D 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hes awesome i loved him playing for the rangers and wish the tigers signed him back then and when he did sign with the tigers i must have hit my head against the ceiling jumping for joy a future hofer
2007-07-03 21:53:31 · answer #9 · answered by Barry R 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
amazing really a future hall of farmer he has a great arm to throw out base runners
2007-07-03 19:05:02 · answer #10 · answered by Janet ♥(YFFL) 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋