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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:

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Cubs Topple Padres 5-3, Soriano Homers Again

Alfonso Soriano homered, Jeff Samardzija struck out eight in seven innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 5-3 Tuesday.

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05/30/12 Why Bud Black Should Not Be Fired for San Diego... Source: Bleacher Report It seems as though every time a team has a disappointing season, falling below expectations, fans want to blame it on the manager.
05/30/12 Cubs Topple Padres 5-3, Soriano Homers Again Source: The Huffington Post - Local Alfonso Soriano homered, Jeff Samardzija struck out eight in seven innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 5-3 Tuesday.
05/29/12 Padres coming closer, but fall to 1-8 on roadtrip Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO The San Diego Padres are still looking for just one big hit.
05/29/12 Padres coming closer, but fall to 1... Source: FOX News - KDWN AM 720 - Las Vegas NV The San Diego Padres are still looking for just one big hit.
05/29/12 Padres coming closer, but fall to 1-8 on roadtrip Source: Idaho Statesman - Boise ID The San Diego Padres are still looking for just one big hit.

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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