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How Pudge Rodriguez brought the Detroit Tigers back from the dead
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Ivan Rodriguez elected to Hall of Fame
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Hall of Fame voters explain cases for, against Pudge Rodriguez
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Ivan Rodriguez Hit His Target: First-Ballot Hall of Famer - The
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Pudge Rodriguez: Cash grab or not, his signing helped lift Tigers
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Rodríguez ends career with a record 2,427 games caught
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Ivan Rodriguez PSA AutographFacts℠
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Ivan Rodriguez's Top 10 moments
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Ivan Rodriguez is considered one of the best defensive catchers of
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Pudge Rodriguez's Hall of Fame career