2007-09-21 15:08:01 · 16 answers · asked by Kevin P 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
no , he is still playing for the Detroit Tigers, nickname is Pudge. He will be in the hall for sure 5 years after he retires.
2007-09-21 22:53:13 · answer #1 · answered by Mike M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pudge definately had a good run for a number of years, but like many catchers his production has lagged once he reached his 30s. HOF catchers tend to persevere on, and are most commonly judged on offensive output than defensive putouts. While for a span of 5 or 6 years Rodriguez and Piazza were the only game in town for catchers, in that span Pudge only had one year of 30+ HR and 100+ RBI (1999) while Piazza had 30+ HR and 100+ RBI for 6 years from 1995 to 2000 and now holds the record for most HRs by a catcher in MLB history. While Piazza wasn't exactly known for his arm, the offensive numbers that he led the Dodgers with, and then the Mets for so many years make him a Hall of Fame lock. He defined the mid 90's Dodgers and the late 90's early 00's Mets. You can't really say that Pudge defined the Rangers or the Tigers. While he's made a remarkable comeback with the Tigers, a comeback implies that he was performing poorly for some time. I think over his entire body of work, he's certainly deserving of consideration, but not a lock unless he manages to scrape together another 550 hits for 3000. At the end of this era, I think the prolific catcher of note who becomes the Hall of Fame lock is going to be Piazza, not Rodriguez.
2007-09-21 22:45:59 · answer #2 · answered by WedgeAnt27 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ivan rodriquez wears number 7, and is currently the catcher for the detroit tigers. his stats this year are a 276 batting average, 11 homeruns, 63 rbi's, 47 runs scored. unless there was another player named ivan rodriquez, then he is not in the hall of fame as he is still playing.
the list below came from the detroit tigers roster for this year.
ivan rodriquez
Height: 5-9 Weight: 190
Bats: R Throws: R
Born: Nov 30, 1971 - Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
College: None
Draft: None
2007-09-21 22:26:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No he's still playing for the Detroit Tigers. You can't be elected to the Hall of Fame until you've been retired for 5 years.
He'll make it on the first ballot, since he's arguably the greatest catcher in history.
2007-09-21 22:16:10 · answer #4 · answered by BOOM 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think you have to be retired at least 5 years from baseball to be in the hall of fame
2007-09-21 22:16:56 · answer #5 · answered by marcos f 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he isn't in the hall of fame yet you have to retire first, but eventually he will be since he has caught over 2,000 games a no hitter and a perfect game. he is definetly the greatest catcher to ever play the game, but he isn't having too good of a season.
2007-09-21 22:23:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a top 5 catcher of all time, he'll be a first ballot for sure, five years after he retires though.
2007-09-21 22:18:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Players are not eligible for the HOF until they've been out of the game for five years. Is he still playing?
2007-09-21 22:15:31 · answer #8 · answered by John M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He still plays with the Tigers! But he'll be in the Rangers HOF & one day the BHOF.
2007-09-21 22:25:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He will be, especially after tonights game in which he caught his 2,056th game...tying him for 3rd place on the all time list of games caught by a catcher.
2007-09-21 22:15:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋