Tag Archives: Pudge Rodriquez

June 20th is the date to remember

♦ January 10, 2019 ♦ Leave a comment

I can’t get hung up on Austin Barnes as the starting catcher. Barnes will either grow into the role and be more than adequate, or the Dodgers replace him externally or internally. I’m betting on internally. HOF Pudge Rodriguez was twenty years old on June 20th, 1991 when he started his major league career.  It …

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A HOF Ballot that reflects my views

♦ January 19, 2017 ♦ Leave a comment

Last night I talked about the ex-Dodgers who got HOF votes and wondered why Gary Sheffield and Jeff Kent got such little support even though they clearly have enough credentials to get consideration. I was reminded that each HOF voter only gets to nominate 10 players so when a plethora of viable candidates are on …

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