They're the only players on the Detroit Tigers with prior World Series experience, a pair of accomplished veterans who don't suppress their emotions. Nobody wants to excel more than these guys.
But, while pitcher Kenny Rogers has been sensational in the postseason, the playoffs have been a struggle for Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, the future Hall-of-Fame catcher who has gone hitless in his last 20 at-bats.
"When you have those kind of guys, sometimes the tendency is to try to do too much,'' Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "I think in Kenny Rogers' case, the adrenaline has helped him; in Pudge's case, that over-adrenaline has hurt him so far. Some guys get too tensed up in trying to do too much and it backfires on them.''
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Pudge working to snap out of slump
Pudge working to snap out of slump
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