Comments on: Davey Lopes leaves Phillies after failed contract negotiations

By: Dodgers hoping new first base coach Davey Lopez can work his magic on Matt Kemp | HardballTalk

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:48:03 +0000

[...] hiring Davey Lopes as their new first base coach the Dodgers are adding one of the game’s most successful base-stealers and base-stealing coaches to the staff, but there’s also an added bonus: Lopes is longtime [...]

By: Are coaches underpaid? (And how much was Davey Lopes worth to the Phillies?) | HardballTalk

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:51:05 +0000

[...] to make Dave Duncan the highest-paid pitching coach in baseball and in part because the Phillies let first base coach Davey Lopes go over failed contract talks that probably involved a difference of $100,000 or [...]

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:25:22 +0000

Can I get an Amen! I wish him all the best.

By: The Rabbit

The Rabbit — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 22:43:54 +0000

That’s too bad. As far as I could tell, he was a pretty good 1st base coach.
I can’t say the same about the Phillies 3rd base coach.

By: dodger88

dodger88 — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:20:34 +0000

The Dodgers have yet to name a 1st base coach and Lopes has history there; of course money could be a problem.

By: Chris Fiorentino

Chris Fiorentino — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:28:55 +0000

bad news.