Davey Lopes Quotations

I was the first guy to shake Hank's hand.

Barry's lucky he won't have to live through any of that.

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.

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.

Just once, you should've been selfish and gone for it,

That was right on the middle of the plate. That's what he told me to say.

You respect both players, their tremendous playing abilities. But they're totally different personalities. They carry themselves differently. They're from completely different eras, so you can expect some differences.

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.

In all my years in the game, I've never heard anyone say anything bad about Hank,

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.