your splits are labeled backwards

should be

.172/.257/.236 in 157 ABs at home.

.292/.349/.387 in 168 ABs on the road.

cheers

oz,

Good catch. Wish I had some snappy comeback like Lopez’s home then is his road now … but, alas, I just went back and tidied it up a little bit to make it more clear.

Thanks for seeing it before the morning grammaraptors extended their claws.

dg

I’m a Cardinals fan in DC and have been going to the games since the opening season and have seen enough of this guy to be extremely disappointed in this signing. “Flipper” as one of my friends refers to Lopez is a disaster. His lack of hustle occurs way too often to just be frustration because he rolls over a ball, as stated in Bernie’s blog (it’s both in the field and at bat, so I’m not buying his quote). I’d love to be proven wrong and maybe Tony can get something out of him, but I won’t be holding my breath waiting for the turn around….

We’ve alwys called him Flop-ez. Unbelievable. I thought we were still trying to compete.

Can he pitch?

Well Lopez certainly has talent, but if his desire is in question it wouldn’t be too hard to simply blame it on not being with a competitive team. MAYBE….reaching I know….Maybe he just feels that no matter how well he does it’s not going to mean anything with a team that has ZERO chance of making the playoffs. He seems to fit a mold, loosely, of some past players we have brought in here that weren’t looked at too highly but contributed greatly down the stretch.

Vina
Womack
Spiezio
Belliard
Nunez

Some were considered washed up, others were never considered anything, and still yet some were questioned over their desire. Now I’m not saying he’s going to perform for us like these guys did at their times, but being thrown into a race for the playoffs does help to increase ones dedication to the game. Wait and see is all I’m saying

Anyone know how is Slider & Changeup are? Just curious….

Sounds alot like what we were hearing about Ronnie Belliard when we picked him up two years ago…won’t hustle, questioning his clubhouse presence, etc. That worked out ok, for the time period required at least.

I’m with Allen on this one– can Lopez pitch?

The bullpen is in shambles, few if any starting pitchers can be counted on for even six innings, pinch hitting has been sporadic at best, and outfield production has been streaky. So the Cardinals add a middle infielder.

Yippee. Another scene from the movie, “Who Cares?”

Wow! I was wondering when DeWitt and Moz were going to make the big move. I am sure glad we didn’t have to give up any of those future Cy Youngs and Babe Ruths we have in the minors for this gentleman.

You know what the definition of mediocrity is? It is doing the same thing that everyone else is. That is Moz’s plan - to not use the trade market and to rely strickly on the farm system … same as everyone else in baseball these days.

God bless Walt Jocketty for the years we had him.

Jon obviously has a different impression of what belliard gave us, so I went and looked. In 54 games he hit .237, was on base .295, and had slg of .371. Which part of that could remotely be called “contributed greatly down the stretch?”

Obviously Lopez did put up good numbers one year but the rest of his career can only be described as hideous. He is a Card now so I will hope for the best but to call him a better player than ryan is bizarre at best. I mean the crappy, horribly lead Nationals let him go and we somehow think he’s good? Not to mention that people seem to think we have a middle infield problem needing a fix and not a !@#$% bullpen problem?

I hear he’s good with a pick and a shovel and will be assigned to the Ball Park Village detail.

How many saves does he have?

This move is a joke.

As I posted on the Izzy blog a few minutes ago, I’m sure that the Cardinals’ brass would love nothing better than to sign a premier left-handed specialist reliever or a “lights-out” closer. The problem isn’t the desire, it’s that no team is willing to let go of anyone that resembles what we need for what we’re willing to offer in return!

I don’t think that Lopez is an answer, nor do I think that he’s going to provide anything more than Brendan Ryan could/will, but fortunately signing him didn’t cost us any of our players. I’m looking at that piece as the “bright side” for the time-being.

Cardinal fans had better prepare for the inevitable: a middle-of-the-pack finish and no playoffs in 2008. It’s just a shame that management didn’t give Tony and Duncan more to play with this year, particularly from the left side in terms of relief pitchers.

Wow, ya’ll are too much. We were not expected to do diddly this year (a re-building year, don’t ya’ know). We’re in the thick of a pennant race, and add a decent player with experience, and you guys crush the same folks who got us in this position. Now I agree an impact reliever would be great, but they’re just not out there to be had. Ryan will relocate his stroke in the minors, and help us out in September. Meanwhile, why not take a flyer for cheap on Lopez. Mo, TLR, et al have made mostly good decisions so far, let’s give them the benefit of the doubt.

mikkyld,

Umm maybe the defensive plays he made in the playoffs for us, or maybe the offense he provided in the NLDS for us. He contributed to our getting to the NLCS a good deal, sorry I used more thought than just the regular season and simple stats to make my judgement.

I didn’t say that ANY of them carried the team on their backs, did I?

wow, big move, needing someone who can get outs in the late innings and they pick up an infielder. Well we have a genious in the dugout now i guess we have one as a general manager

Also from the movie - “If I only had a brain . . .”

7dez7 nailed it - our bullpen stinks and we add a middle infielder off WAIVERS - nice job MO. Keep searching for those little nuggets of talent.

I LOVE the team - I HATE the OWNERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

For the most part I really don’t get this move. I watched him a lot when he was with Cincy, and he has a lot of talent, but clearly his monster season in 2005 was a fluke. He hit 23 homers in ‘05 with 16 of them being at home, in the Reds small park. But at the same time I can understand why Mo might want this guy. Lopez who was a first round draft pick, has a lot of talent. There are a lot of guys that come to this enviroment in St. Louis and flourish. The guy has always been in losing enviroments his whole career. Here he is now in a small market, on a team that is fading in the playoff picture, so there is not a lot of pressure.

If anything this move will benefeit Ryan. I still think that until The Koz is ready that Ryan might have a spot on this team, and potentially could Ryans bat and energy earn him a spot as a second basemen? He needs ABs, and this will get him a chance to work out a few things in his swing.

I think this is a bench move. Have some more experience to send up against the likes of Lidge. He made those rookies look worthless. He may not have better tools, but at least he knows what’s coming.

This is akin to seeing a dead squirrel on the side of the road and picking it up because you haven’t had lunch yet.

I am also a Cards fan living in DC and I agree w/ Brett the Lopez deal is just horrible!! He is lazy and has a lot to learn b4 he plays the cardinal way( a hard) He can’t even run out a grounder?? With all of the bullpen problems we haveask why do Mo and cards ownership seem to think that Lopez is REALLY going to help us. Our infeild is fine it is our bullpen that needs the help, Mo adn group really make you scratch your head sometimes.

Wow! Alot of clueless comments today. Show me an outfield that is alot better than Ludwick, Ankiel and whomever fills the third spot. Schumacher has done a good job and Duncan when healthy is what he is offensively. As for pitching, you go find it and for a reasonable price or you overpay out of your pocket for mediocrity. We were supposed to be miserable according to the experts but show me the NL standings or for that matter the MLB standing and where are we? Cerainly not at the bottom or wallowing in the middle of medriocrity like a couple of dozen other teams so just SHUT UP if you have nothing truly intelligent to offer……

The complaints about the “Lopez deal” are ignorant, frankly. Yes, we ALL know that the Cardinals need relief help, especially from the left side. But there was no Lopez deal. He was a waiver pickup. He became available, and Mo had to grab him because he was available. Asking if Lopez can pitch is a funny joke, but complaining that the team is picking up an infielder instead of a reliever makes you look stupid.

Lopez might be a loser who disappears from Cardinal history after two months. But he’s also a versatile infielder with potential that might be brought out by a new coaching staff. I liked Brendan Ryan last season, but he just hasn’t been hitting this year. In particular, Lopez could deliver some of the lacking pop in the middle of the infield that the Cardinals need. It’s a big IF, but Lopez in his 2005 form could be an effective hitter at #2 or #6-7, which would improve the lineup. This is also a move that’s looking ahead to next season, I think. Instead of carrying four middle infielders, a productive Felipe Lopez could allow the team to have a three-headed rotation of decent hitters Lopez and Miles with Izturis as the light-hitting defensive specialist, for example. No guarantees, but it’s a possibility.

I think Mozeliak has already given up on this season. He has done nothing to help the ballclub. La Russa has stated he needed a bat and what did Mozeliak do, nothing. When in the world is the GM going to finally grow a brain and listen to the manager.