Javy Lopez
Javy Lopez
Javy Lópezis a Puerto Rican former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Oriolesand Boston Red Sox. He batted and threw right-handed. He was named Ponce, Puerto Rico's Athlete of the Year from 1984 to 1987...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth5 November 1970
CityPonce, PR
anyone bad ball barry expects hard hits pitch pitches sees swing swings
Vladimir hits the ball as hard as anyone in the league. He swings and hits bad pitches. He sees so many bad pitches, he expects a bad pitch every time. Barry is different because he will not swing at a bad pitch. But Guerrero hits bad pitches out of the stadium.
listen mad
You better listen to Leo. You don't want him mad at you.
great knew
We all knew they had great pitching, ... but with our offense, we should have done better than we did.
ball call looking obviously passed time umpire wondering
Me and Tejada were looking at the umpire the whole time, wondering what kind of call he was going to make. We were wondering if the ball was out or (Erstad) got it in his glove. One umpire called an out, so obviously Tejada went back to first base. Then the other umpire said the ball was out. But by the time he made the call, I had already passed Tejada.
catch finding job left next signed surprised tough year
I was a little surprised when they signed Ramon. I had one more year left on my contract. It will be tough finding a job next year if I'm not going to catch a lot.
attention breaks enjoyed game god hard next pay position single thank
That breaks the ice. Now, next game I should feel a little more comfortable. It's a hard position to play. You have to pay attention on every single play. But it's fun, I enjoyed it, and thank God I wasn't bad.
advantage establish key pitch plan swing swung throwing tried trying
I think their plan was to swing early. I think they just swung on the first pitch to get on base. I was always trying to establish my fastball. They tried to take advantage of it. But for me the key is throwing strikes.
best catcher catching guy plays practice somebody teams work
I don't want to be a guy who plays for a lot of teams at the end of his career. Every year, I try to do the best that I can. If things don't work out, I will also practice catching and be ready. Somebody can always use a catcher who can hit.
chance track
There is no chance for me to get back on track by not playing.
brought came catcher guess guy job last playoffs says tremendous
He's a guy I admire, and I guess he did a tremendous job with the Padres last year. As you know, the Padres haven't been in the playoffs for so many years. He came up and brought them (there), and that says a lot about what kind of catcher he is.
chemistry lost
We lost the chemistry on the team, and things haven't been the same,
base fact guess spring
I actually wanted it. I guess the fact that I was working so much at first base during spring training, I kind of (cut) back my hitting.
acted game happened leave lose quietly
When we'd lose a game we acted like nothing happened, not the end of the world. We'd leave quietly and come back like nothing happened the day before.
four help last three
We're all motivated. We're all positive. We help each other. If somebody's not doing it, the other one's going to back you up. That's what we've been doing for the last three or four series.