thesacrificebunt.com - 7/6/2009
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With rumors swirling that the Padres manager has a contract extension coming his way soon , I ask you this:
Why?
There is a long list of reasons why Bud Black’s not to blame for this team’s struggles, from the Moores’ divorce to all the injuries, but what are some ...
Black Day for Bud Black
baseballmusings.com 7/17/2009 — Chad Gaudin, with the bases loaded and two out in the top of the second inning, walks the Rockies pitcher Aaron Cook to force in the tying run. I thought Bud Black was going to kill himself in the dugout. That’s all the Rockies get as they are ...
Manager Bud Black gets his extension ...
coreybrock.mlblogs.com 8/7/2009 — Busy day at PETCO Park on Thursday; Chad Gaudin gets traded to the Yankees, the Padres defeat the Mets with pitcher Clayton Richard getting his first victory and manager Bud Black is officially given the extension we all expected, given CEO Jeff ...
XX Sports Radio: Bud Black Interview (MP3)
gaslampball.com 8/3/2009 — XX Sports Radio: Bud Black Interview (MP3)
Black thinks that it was mostly Brewers fans cheering for Hoffman when he struck out Blanks to end the game.
THE BOOK--Playing The Percentages In Baseball
insidethebook.com 5/8/2009 — Thursday, May 07, 2009 Evidence that Bud Black is a bad manager… I have been calling for Bud Black’s firing for a while now (as if anyone cares, right?), if only because his team has stunningly underperformed their presumed/supposed talent so ...
THE BOOK--Playing The Percentages In Baseball
insidethebook.com 5/11/2009 — Thursday, May 07, 2009 Evidence that Bud Black is a bad manager… I have been calling for Bud Black’s firing for a while now (as if anyone cares, right?), if only because his team has stunningly underperformed their presumed/supposed talent so ...
Black to be Back
baseballmusings.com 8/7/2009 — In the rewarding failure category, Bud Black gets a contract extension from the Padres :
“Watching the way he’s dealt with this young club right now, I think he’s done a very nice job,” San Diego general manager Kevin Towers said. “I personally think he’s ...
MGL Thinks Black Needs to Go
friarforecast.com 5/11/2009 — by Daniel Gettinger
At the Book Blog , MGL describes how Bud Black played a suboptimal strategy when bunting in the eighth inning of yesterday’s game. MGL argues this was not an isolated mistake, that amongst other transgressions ...
Why is Adrian starting?
thesacrificebunt.com 7/2/2009 — On Tuesday night, Adrian Gonzalez , aka Far and Away the Best Player on the Padres, had to leave the game after the fourth inning after he strained his right knee on a slide into third.
On Wednesday night, Adrian Gonzalez, aka Far and Away the Best Player on the Padres, was back in the ...
Bud Black Vies For The Title Of Baseball's Worst Manager
paullebowitz.com 8/2/2009 — What was the purpose of pulling Clayton Richard in the sixth inning of last night's Padres-Brewers game? Did they or did they not just acquire the talented lefty for Jake Peavy? How is Richard supposed to learn how to get through a game if he's not allowed to try? This is not how to develop players.
Hosting charity event, Torre feels right at home —
Newsday.com - Mets 7/7/2009
BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. - On little sleep after a red-eye flight took him from San Diego to New York, Joe Torre held court Monday morning before his sixth annual charity golf outing, speaking with the same comfort level he's always had in New York.
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