DonShula84
11-08-2006, 07:05 PM
Angels pitching coach Bud Black was hired Wednesday to replace Bruce Bochy as the manager of the San Diego Padres (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.), a baseball official said. Black will be introduced at the team's awards banquet Thursday night, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because an official announcement hadn't been made.
Black, who lives outside San Diego, has been the Angels' pitching coach for the last seven seasons. He played at San Diego State with Tony Gwynn (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) and pitched in the big leagues for 15 seasons, helping the Kansas City Royals (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) win the 1985 World Series.
Dusty Baker, considered the leading candidate, said he was told Wednesday morning that he didn't get the job.
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Damn, I liked Black.
Black, who lives outside San Diego, has been the Angels' pitching coach for the last seven seasons. He played at San Diego State with Tony Gwynn (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) and pitched in the big leagues for 15 seasons, helping the Kansas City Royals (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) win the 1985 World Series.
Dusty Baker, considered the leading candidate, said he was told Wednesday morning that he didn't get the job.
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Damn, I liked Black.