Javy Lopez Quotes (17 Quotes)

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.

You better listen to Leo. You don't want him mad at you.

I don't want to be traded now. I have taken ground balls at first base a few times, and I will work there during workouts. I won't know about playing there until the games begin.

There were a few pitches, in my opinion, the umpire missed. That's when the rally really started. Instead of getting a strikeout, there was a base hit. There were a few like that.

This is what Puerto Rico and Puerto Rico fans are all about. This is how baseball should be played all the time.

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.

They just couldn't take it anymore. It's something that is sad to see, but at the same time he might learn from it. He might go to a rehab centre and work on his issues.

Everyone in the Classic feels very fortunate to represent their country. This is the opportunity of a lifetime. We're trying to be as big as the soccer World Cup. Everybody follows that. They will be the same way with this tournament.

I guess the team can't take it anymore. He has a few cases in the past. Once you get caught twice, three times, something is going on.

You wonder if he's even human. How can I forget that night It was a moment where every channel was showing the same thing. It was pretty emotional.

Bench me or trade me.

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.

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.

I cannot blame the team for what they did. They figured that this is what they need to do in order to I guess to, I don't know, not to say to help him out but just to clean up some of the issues that have been happening to this organization.

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.

We lost the chemistry on the team, and things haven't been the same,

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.