Red Hot Mama » Felipe Lopez

What a Difference a Year Makes

Amanda — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 22:00:12 +0000

When I first wrote Lopez’s human league entry last year, I was on the fence about him. He was a cup of potential with a dash of insolence. Since then, he’s added a tablespoon of unselfishness, a pinch of sense of humor, and three shakes of self-assuredness to balance out the recipe and make quite the delicious dish. Quite the dishy dish at that.

Lopez was the Reds’ single representative in the All-Star game in 2005 and contributed a hit to the National League’s losing effort. It was reported … [visit site to read more]

Tattoos

Amanda — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 04:37:12 +0000

The defining physical characteristic of Felipe Lopez has got to be his vast collection of tattoos. They cover his arms, extending up past where sleeve ends and imagination begins. He’s even got one on his neck.

Lonnie Wheeler mentioned the tattoos in a visit site to read more]

References

Amanda — Sun, 15 May 2005 16:58:11 +0000

Special thanks to the following Web sites for providing knowledge above-and-beyond the normal stats. There are a few tiny tidbits I didn’t include from these sites, so go visit them for more information:

Felipe Lopez is playing up to expectations on Ohio News Now.
Trading Lopez a Big Risk on visit site to read more]

What Wearing His Number Says About You

Amanda — Sun, 15 May 2005 16:57:26 +0000

When you make the decision to wear a player’s number, you’re honoring that player, but you’re also telling the world that you identify with that player on some level. At the time of this writing, I’ve never seen a person don #2 other than Lopez himself, but I expect that to change in the coming months. If I were to see a person wearing a Lopez jersey at this point, I would assume one of two things: 1) that the person felt rebellious, under-appreciated, and particularly educated in the … [visit site to read more]

My Impressions

Amanda — Sun, 15 May 2005 16:56:21 +0000

Felipe Lopez is a talented kid who’s been jerked around his entire career, if not his entire life. According to the Slam Sports story (listed below), Lopez had an attitude and it didn’t sit well with the Jays’ fans, so they were willing to give up on him when he was just 22. I won’t fault them for that because 1) chemistry is important and if it wasn’t there, it wasn’t there, and 2) a good, solid trading can do wonders for a crappy attitude. Though it was probably a blow to his pride, the trade … [visit site to read more]

Non-Baseball Stuff

Amanda — Sun, 15 May 2005 16:54:01 +0000

Hours of Internet research yielded exactly one paragraph of non-baseball information about Felipe Lopez. Quite a shock after the yards of information I came up with for my last profile, Sean Casey. Should anyone reading out there have additional information about Lopez off the field, please share!

Felipe Lopez was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico on May 12, 1980. He moved to Altamonte Springs, Florida where he graduated from Lake Brantley High School in 1998 and still resides today. As a senior … [visit site to read more]

Baseball Stuff

Amanda — Sun, 15 May 2005 16:53:24 +0000

Felipe Lopez plays at the Reds’ middle infield. He joined the Reds in 2003 from the Toronto Blue Jays as part of a 4-way trade that sent Elmer Dessens to Arizona. Despite the fact that Lopez played only 79 games the at the major-league level during 2004, he was proclaimed to be the heir to the shortstop throne by 19-year veteran Barry Larkin.

Despite the proclamation, Lopez was expected to compete for (and win) the starting shortstop job against Anderson Machado out of spring training this … [visit site to read more]