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Johnny Bench: Pudge Rodriguez 'is a very deserving first ballot Hall
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Who was the better catcher: Ivan Rodriguez or Johnny Bench? - ESPN
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Iván Rodríguez - Wikipedia
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Kovacevic: Don't like my Hall vote? Change rules
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Former Nationals' catcher Pudge Rodriguez elected to Baseball Hall
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Hall of Fame voters explain cases for, against Pudge Rodriguez
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The massive Hall of Fame post - NBC Sports
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Will Ivan Rodriguez make it in to the Hall of Fame? The case for
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Pudge Rodriguez, Hall of Famer - Lone Star Ball
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Full HOF Results : r/baseball
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Pudge shrugs off slim first-ballot Hall margin, and reason