Davey Lopes
Davey Lopes
David Earle Lopesis a former second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. He batted and threw right-handed. He played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros and managed the Milwaukee Brewers. He is currently the first base coach for the Washington Nationals...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth3 May 1945
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I don't think he gets enough credit for the things he's accomplished in this game. Not just as a player but being the first African-American manager and so forth. From my standpoint, I'm deeply appreciative of the things he's gone through to allow me the opportunity to get managerial jobs.
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You never know what's going to happen in this game. I'm an old-school guy who believes things should be done a certain way. I love the game, everything about it. It's been a big part of my life for a long time.
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He runs real well, and he's a good bunter. The jury's always been out on whether he could hit. But he has a good arm and is good defensively. Obviously, that's why he's here.
gone selfish
Just once, you should've been selfish and gone for it,
anyone bad heard
In all my years in the game, I've never heard anyone say anything bad about Hank,
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That was right on the middle of the plate. That's what he told me to say.
lucky
Barry's lucky he won't have to live through any of that.
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I have a few projects that Jim Bowden wants me to work with. We want to be a little more aggressive this year. That's probably one of the reasons they pursued me.