Bud Black

[Tyler]

I'm getting the sense that he may be fired pretty soon... if so, bring him in ASAP. PLEASE

[Lou]

He's having a better year than Joe Maddon

[jshep]

And risk losing Butcher?

Don't be ridiculous

[Guest]

That would be a dream

[Ohtaniland]

Can he pitch?

[Blarg]

He's having a better year than Joe Maddon

 

And has less of a team to work with. Seriously, there is not one offensive threat on the Padres outside of 31 year old Seth Smith who is playing way above what he did for the Rockies. Their team batting is .215/.274/.343/.617. The Rays are the '27 Yankees in comparison at .243/.317/.365/.682

[Erstad Grit]

And has less of a team to work with. Seriously, there is not one offensive threat on the Padres outside of 31 year old Seth Smith who is playing way above what he did for the Rockies. Their team batting is .215/.274/.343/.617. The Rays are the '27 Yankees in comparison at .243/.317/.365/.682

 

They have some good players. Headley, Maybin and Cabrera are not scrubs. 

[Tyler]

They have some good players. Headley, Maybin and Cabrera are not scrubs. 

 

Actually...

[Second Base]

The Angels haven't had a good bullpen since Black left and have watched talented pitchers come here, fail and leave and find considerable success. 

[Hollyw00d]

I'm getting the sense that he may be fired pretty soon... if so, bring him in ASAP. PLEASE

 

 

he's already been a manager for a while, I doubt he goes back to just being a coach on someone's staff.

 

another team will give him a chance to be skipper, he needs to get out of san diego.  the padres are a black hole

[Blarg]

They have some good players. Headley, Maybin and Cabrera are not scrubs. 

 

Maybin can't stay in the lineup, he is always injured. Cabrerea .577 OPS, Headley .615 OPS. They are not scrubs, they just are not good.

[Blarg]

he's already been a manager for a while, I doubt he goes back to just being a coach on someone's staff.

 

another team will give him a chance to be skipper, he needs to get out of san diego.  the padres are a black hole

 

I think that is why his job is on the line.

[Erstad Grit]

Maybin can't stay in the lineup, he is always injured. Cabrerea .577 OPS, Headley .615 OPS. They are not scrubs, they just are not good.

 

They are not good this year. They have all had great seasons. 

[nando714]

Can he close out games?

[tomsred]

The problem with the Padres isn't Bud Black, it's with the top of the organization.  There just doesn't seem to be a good plan in place there.

[Guest]

The problem with the Padres isn't Bud Black, it's with the top of the organization.  There just doesn't seem to be a good plan in place there.

They've done a decent job at sabotaging the DBacks by installing their mole, Kevin Towers, in the GM role. I read about in on Wikipedia a while back.

[Tyler]

Looks like they axed the GM instead. Wise move.

[2002_halos_II]

Yep. Josh B is gone.

[Inside Pitch]

All I know is that trading with the Padres just got a world easier..   Omar Minaya took over as GM.

[laagamer]

Would be interesting. 

 

Never going to happen though. 

[Redondo]

Would be interesting. 

 

Never going to happen though. 

 

Probably not but still interesting

[disarcina]

I've always liked Bud Black.

 

If the Padres fire him, then the front office there is nuts.

 

if he does get fired, he should be hired the NEXT DAY as Halos pitching coach.

 

Halos pitching coach could then go where is techniques might be more successful-- in A ball.

[ukyah]

i live in san diego. the padres organization in it's entirety is horrible, but bud black has not been a good manager either. when he gets fired, which will probably be soon, it will be most deserved.

[jshep]

i live in san diego. the padres organization in it's entirety is horrible, but bud black has not been a good manager either. when he gets fired, which will probably be soon, it will be most deserved.

 

Yeah, I would certainly welcome him back as a pitching coach, but from what I've seen I have not been particularly impressed with him as a tactical manager.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

They are not scrubs, they just are not good.

 

I was under the apparently mistaken impression that these terms are one and the same.

Edited June 23, 2014 by Vegas Halo Fan