Lopez to retire

[blacksilverfan12]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=mlb

[Pere]

Georgia women blink back tears...

[blacksilverfan12]

Georgia women blink back tears...

Very funny!

[stejay]

He was a decent catcher. I think he retired at the right time though. Very funny about the ladies too Spark240

[SamtheBravesFan]

He most certainly had a fine career, PED accusations or no. The question now is: is he the greatest catcher the Braves have ever had?

[Atlanta Braves Freak]

He most certainly had a fine career, PED accusations or no. The question now is: is he the greatest catcher the Braves have ever had?

Possibly. He wasn't the best defensive catcher, but his offense was always timely. I've gotta do some research.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

I am glad that I was able to see him play in 2005.

[Wade8813]

I think Torre was a little better than Javy, but it's close (and I like Javy more anyhow ).

[Extra Innings]

I was glad the Braves decided to give him a tryout and it seemed that some people had already started to pencil him in as the backup. He was a big piece of the team during the divisional run of the 90s/00s. I remember the '96 NLCS when he turned on the boomstick against the Cards. He hit .542 during that series.

[Chipper]

He was just too old.

I really wanted him here, but he didn't do too well, and he sure didn't impress. It was time for him to move on.

[Wade8813]

It's too bad - Erik Bedard and Ichiro have really bad STs, but nobody even really cares. But when you're in Javy's position, you have to have a good spring.

[Pere]

The question now is: is he the greatest catcher the Braves have ever had?

Possibly. He wasn't the best defensive catcher, but his offense was always timely. I've gotta do some research.

[SamtheBravesFan]

Who's that? Del Crandall?

[Pere]

Yeah, my favorite Braves catcher (by film and anecdote). Not the hitter some other guys have been, but a great defender.

[SamtheBravesFan]

Yeah, my favorite Braves catcher (by film and anecdote). Not the hitter some other guys have been, but a great defender.

That's true, but I don't think he was that great a defender to overcome that hitting deficiency to be the best Braves catcher of all.