Davey Lopes

David Earl Lopes (born May 3, 1945 in East Providence, Rhode Island) is a former second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. He batted and threw right handed.

Controversy

In 2001, Lopes was the target of controversy following statements he made regarding stolen-base king Rickey Henderson. Managing a game for the Milwaukee Brewers, Lopes was enraged that Henderson had stolen second base in the seventh inning while Henderson's Padres held a seven-run lead. Lopes believed that this violated an unwritten rule against "showing up" the opposing team. Lopes made the following statement: "He was going on his ass. We were going to drill him." http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2001/0729/1232627.html http://www.futilityinfielder.com/blog/2001/08/he-was-going-on-his-ass.shtml Henderson then withdrew from the game as a result of Lopes' threat to have him beaned. Lopes was suspended for two games for this threat, which violated league rules.

Related Topics:
Rickey Henderson - Unwritten rule - Beaned

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