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Different Arms Race Simmers in NL West

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- While the Yankees and Red Sox try to buy another World Series trophy, familiar practices are also at work in the sunny, popular division where the 2010 World Series trophy resides. The National League West is still defined by its pitching and the arms-and-glove race it inspires, said the man...

The Starting Rotation: A Managing Tree

Get your weekend off on the right foot with an eclectic look around the major leagues from Pat Lackey and Andrew Johnson in The Starting Rotation. The Ace: Scioscia's Legacy We hear a lot about coaching trees in football and basketball. That's partly because they are so easy to trace, but mostly because a head coach's...

Backin' Bud Black Right Call Because He Did So Much With So Little

SAN DIEGO -- The Manager of the Year award is really the Exceeds Expectations Award. The manager whose team most exceeds expectations by winning a playoff berth, or coming close to winning a playoff berth, is often deemed Manager of the Year. Maybe that's a flimsy way to choose the best manager. What if the expectations...

Bud Black Wins NL Manager of the Year

The Padres' Bud Black edged the Reds' Dusty Baker by one point for 2010 National League Manager of the Year honors, the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced Wednesday. "I'm honored and privileged to be awarded this," Black said during a conference call with the media. "It's an honor to be mentioned in the...

FanHouse TV: Kudos to Roy Halladay; Managers of the Year Preview

The awards season continued on Tuesday as Roy Halladay won the NL Cy Young Award. That outcome was not surprising, but the battle for Wednesday's awards is wide open. FanHouse TV's Steve Phillips looks ahead to the Manager of the Year selection in both leagues. Click to watch:

Bud Black News From the Web

05/26/12 Pads' offense reverts to inert in 6-1 loss to Mets Source: NBC - WDAM-TV News 7 - Hattiesburg MS As Jesus Guzman's drive headed to the left-field wall, it appeared the San Diego Padres were on their way to a comfortable first-inning lead.
05/24/12 Quentin slated to see game action in Minors Source: MLB Outfielder Carlos Quentin is headed out on a Minor League rehabilitation assignment -- again.
05/23/12 Street throws for fifth straight day Source: MLB Closer Huston Street, who has missed the past 17 games with a strained right lat muscle, threw on sidelines for the fifth day in a row on Wednesday.
05/23/12 Street throws for fifth straight day Source: MLB - San Diego Padres Closer Huston Street, who has missed the past 17 games with a strained right lat muscle, threw on sidelines for the fifth day in a row on Wednesday.
05/22/12 Headley does not start for Padres Source: CBS - KFVS12 - Cape Girardeau MO San Diego third baseman Chase Headley did not start Tuesday's game at St. Louis due to what manager Bud Black called, "a lower back issue."

Background on Bud Black

Harry Ralston "Bud" Black (born June 30, 1957 in San Mateo, California) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher and current manager of the San Diego Padres.

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