Carlisle Hires Lopez to Change Luck
Aug 9, 2019 19:15:36 GMT -6
Post by RJL-Carlisle on Aug 9, 2019 19:15:36 GMT -6
By Tick Ralley, Carlisle News-Free-Press
In an attempt to shake things up before the first half of the season ends, Carlisle has lured former Quasqueton manager Al Lopez out of retirement.
Lopez replaces Eddie Stanky, who truly stunk up the joint here. Once again Carlisle significantly under-performs. The Blundering Herd is scoring more runs than any other Crackerjack League team, and have scored 40 more than they've given up. That ought to have Carlisle at 41-31 or so, yet at 35-37, they languish in 8th place. The 9-16 record in one-run games is a killer, and the injuries to key starters (Gibbs, Harrelson, Morgan, Ward) have taken their tolls.
Lopez has a shot to get the Herd back to the postseason after narrowly missing in 1967 under Stanky.
In an attempt to shake things up before the first half of the season ends, Carlisle has lured former Quasqueton manager Al Lopez out of retirement.
Lopez replaces Eddie Stanky, who truly stunk up the joint here. Once again Carlisle significantly under-performs. The Blundering Herd is scoring more runs than any other Crackerjack League team, and have scored 40 more than they've given up. That ought to have Carlisle at 41-31 or so, yet at 35-37, they languish in 8th place. The 9-16 record in one-run games is a killer, and the injuries to key starters (Gibbs, Harrelson, Morgan, Ward) have taken their tolls.
Lopez has a shot to get the Herd back to the postseason after narrowly missing in 1967 under Stanky.