An Open Letter to Bud Black

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 An Open Letter to Bud Black
Dear Bud, This fascination that you have with letting pitchers "work it out" is quickly demonstrating why ex-pitchers should not be managers. I have not seen such shoddy bullpen management since Bob Brenly stumbled his way through the 2001 playoffs with the best team in baseball at the time. I get the sense that you are managing the bullpen on "feel" and "gut", which is commendable. You ... [link]

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THT Live:An open letter to Bud Black
Published 4/24/2008 by THT Staff at The Hardball Times
An open letter to Bud Black by THT Staff April 24, 2008 Early grade: ineffective . On the plus side, you're not a puppet! Do you have a general question or comment for one of THT's writers? Send it in to ...

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