Induction weekend for a player entering the Hall of Fame is a lot like his wedding, minus the tuxedo, the dancing and the DJ.
He gets to see a lot of friends and family, but the demands of the ceremony and reception make it difficult to soak it all in.
That’s what Ivan Rodriguez started to understand Friday, as his day started with a media circuit and questions he has already answered a million times. He’ll get more of that Saturday, with a media free-for-all in the afternoon and a parade just before dinnertime.
But it’s not all work for Rodriguez, who was planning on two rounds of golf, weather permitting, and gets to celebrate his ticket to baseball immortality Saturday night with friends and family at a private party before the Sunday induction.