Thursday Morning Links

So, Pudge is a our first Hall of Famer... because, says Evan Grant, Nolan Ryan is dead to us now.

Pudge says the real secret of being a great catcher is not PED’s. It’s human sacrifice.

Rodriguez was “found” by scout Doug Gassaway, who is a loose cannon that plays by his own rules.

Gerry Fraley ponders where Pudge fits in the top 10 catchers of all time.

Here is a pretty cool article from 4 days prior to Pudge’s debut in 1991.

Rodriguez has caught some really great pitchers.

Send positive thoughts to Adam today as his two favorite former Rangers didn’t get voted into the Hall yesterday.

Here is T.R. Sullivan’s Rodriguez write-up.

Gil Lebreton says that Hall politics can’t rain on Pudge’s parade.

Mac Engel compares Tony Romo and Josh Hamilton.

Oh, and Joey Gallo is focused on taking that next step in 2017.