Bud Black is the National League Manager of the Year

by Dex on Nov 17, 2010 11:34 AM PST

"Dear San Diego, You're Welcome, Bitches. Love, Buddy. P.S. Suck it and swallow, 'tec."

You know my favorite part about Bud Black earning the NL Manager of the Year Award? Is it sticks it to sdsuaztec4 in a weird way because of his endless "Fire Bud Black!" comments. I can just imagine him, sitting somewhere in a dusty library, trying to lawyer sh_t, checking his RSS reader and seeing the news and making a mess in his pants.

If there's one thing I know, it's that I didn't think very highly of Bud Black until I met him this season when he turned out to be the Nicest Guy I've Ever Met. From then on, I've been hyper aware of how amazing a person he is.

Some will point to the idea that the players we had are actually better than you might think. I will disagree. I have trouble seeing any of our starters as starters on other teams (save for Adrian Gonzalez and Heath Bell). Our team looks like the second rung of the depth chart for teams like the Phillies or the Mets.

Bud Black took us beyond that.

Extra winner of the year? jodes. Because she got that postcard from Spring Training in the same season that Bud Black won Manager of the Year and Aztec sports went the f_ck off.

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I need new pants.

by jodes0405 on Nov 17, 2010 11:40 AM PST reply actions 5 recs

Yay Bud!

I know the end of the season was horrible, but I’d like to see how other managers would do with our budget.

25 years as a baseball fan and I'm still confused by the infield fly rule

by SolanaFan on Nov 17, 2010 11:41 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

I wonder if Buddy's gonna be at the Aztecs game again this Saturday.

I need new pants.

by jodes0405 on Nov 17, 2010 11:46 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

Suck it, Bochy!

"Well, it's just ineffable." "Oh, so I'm not 'F-able'?" "No, no, ineffable means it can't be explained." "So I'm stupid?"

by Friar Fever on Nov 17, 2010 12:02 PM PST reply actions 3 recs

This needs to be green'd

Fcuk Pumpkinhead

Ehhhh, I don't deserve a signature...

by sdchicken on Nov 19, 2010 1:58 PM PST up reply actions

This Bud is for you.

Oh internet, what a wicked web you weave.

by Mad_Villain on Nov 17, 2010 12:11 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

Hooray for us!

This is so much more important that the… no, no it is not.

But this is nice to see. At least the voters know that San Diego has a baseball team.

by Zen Blade on Nov 17, 2010 12:21 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

I <3 Dex

Bolts from the Blue - Destroying your opinions with facts.

by John Gennaro on Nov 17, 2010 12:25 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

This.

"Don’t get nervous. Norv is in charge."

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by creanium on Nov 17, 2010 12:26 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Me too me toooo.

I need new pants.

by jodes0405 on Nov 17, 2010 12:26 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Dex >>>> dickwavers

I need new pants.

by jodes0405 on Nov 17, 2010 12:27 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

DROMG WE DIDN'T MAKE THE PLAYOFFS

Buddy so doesn’t deserve the award.

"Don’t get nervous. Norv is in charge."

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by creanium on Nov 17, 2010 12:27 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

OMG DON'T CELEBRATE BUDDY'S ACHIEVEMENT.

I need new pants.

by jodes0405 on Nov 17, 2010 12:29 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

No playoffs? Complete failure.

SO HAPPY FOR BOCHY AND FLANNERY THOUGH!!!

puke

"Don’t get nervous. Norv is in charge."

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by creanium on Nov 17, 2010 12:31 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

We really should only hire managers that have World Series rings.

Bolts from the Blue - Destroying your opinions with facts.

by John Gennaro on Nov 17, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

totes

"I suggest more bike" ~KSK

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by justdave on Nov 17, 2010 5:30 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Interesting.

"Get your hopes up. That's what hopes are for by the way, to get up. You don't get your hopes down, you get your hopes up." -Jeffrey Tambor

by Ketchup on Nov 17, 2010 10:16 PM PST up reply actions

.

Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Nov 17, 2010 2:15 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs

Seeing all the butt hurt SF fans comment on the Yahoo! story makes this totally worth while.

This is a terrible thing for the Padres. - Jerry Coleman

by Padres_Hobo on Nov 17, 2010 12:40 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

Yay Buddy!

Proud of you!

"You're like the nicest internet person I know." - theodore donald kerabatsos

by Jordan_Ming on Nov 17, 2010 12:49 PM PST reply actions

Well deserved

Mat Latos is the real deal...Go Lakers, Pads, and Bolts

by mrbarneydangles on Nov 17, 2010 12:52 PM PST reply actions

Love teh caption

I have been one of Bud’s many detractors, but he certainly came into his own this season. Well deserved.

What I need is an electric monk

by Boilermaker19 on Nov 17, 2010 1:04 PM PST reply actions

Extra points for having Black in his name

I hear his middle name is “Keys”

Don't hate the game, hate the nerds!

by thenerdhater on Nov 17, 2010 1:07 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

Bud Keys Blacks?

Bolts from the Blue - Destroying your opinions with facts.

by John Gennaro on Nov 17, 2010 2:35 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Oh thenerdhater

Don’t you mean it’s part of his hyphened last name?
Bud Black-Keys

"You're like the nicest internet person I know." - theodore donald kerabatsos

by Jordan_Ming on Nov 17, 2010 3:27 PM PST up reply actions

Keys?

Wiki says “Harry Ralston ‘Bud’ Black”.

Wikipedia is always right. It never lies.

by Rally Cap on Nov 17, 2010 5:14 PM PST up reply actions

Also from the wiki

Under Buddy, the Padres have finished 5th, 4th, 3rd, and 2nd in the NL West.
It’s a sign for 2011.

by Rally Cap on Nov 17, 2010 5:21 PM PST up reply actions

Not in that order

but there is only one place left.

"Get your hopes up. That's what hopes are for by the way, to get up. You don't get your hopes down, you get your hopes up." -Jeffrey Tambor

by Ketchup on Nov 17, 2010 5:22 PM PST up reply actions

6TH!

"Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"

by Ron Mexico on Nov 18, 2010 9:32 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs

YOU'RE A WIKI.

Yeah. What are you going to do about it? Hmm?
/trying to be internet tough

"You're like the nicest internet person I know." - theodore donald kerabatsos

by Jordan_Ming on Nov 18, 2010 8:48 AM PST up reply actions

my friends all know

i love the bud

by abara on Nov 17, 2010 1:11 PM PST reply actions

Heart is warm.

Go jodes.

Boo Sam.

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by Axion on Nov 17, 2010 2:15 PM PST reply actions 2 recs

I always knew he would win one.

"Get your hopes up. That's what hopes are for by the way, to get up. You don't get your hopes down, you get your hopes up." -Jeffrey Tambor

by Ketchup on Nov 17, 2010 3:59 PM PST reply actions

No one has been more deserving of an award

since Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize.

"When the going gets tough... TheGrandHatching pops in later." -- WG

by TheGrandHatching on Nov 17, 2010 4:09 PM PST reply actions 2 recs

hahah

backhanded compliment much?

"I suggest more bike" ~KSK

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by justdave on Nov 17, 2010 5:31 PM PST up reply actions

Ehh, I guess I'm okay with this

since they obviously aren’t going to fire him and hire Joey Cora.

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by TheThinGwynn on Nov 17, 2010 4:10 PM PST reply actions

Hahaha, that is a great caption.

Buddy winning it makes waiting until spring a bit more bearable.

by Rally Cap on Nov 17, 2010 5:16 PM PST reply actions

Buddy should turn the award down

and say the only award he will accept is the WS trophy.

Has Norv been fired yet?

by Hormel on Nov 17, 2010 8:41 PM PST reply actions

Congratulations!

Even though the season ended in a most upsetting way, what Black did with the budget the Padres gave him was nothing short of amazing. San Francisco had a payroll of 98 million, Cincinnati had a payroll of 72 million, while Black had to deal with a payroll of 38 million. As an Angel fan, I will sit and complain until I am blue in the face about Arte (our owner) not spending at least 160 million while you guys will be lucky to get above 40 million . . . it is amazing how extreme the disparity is between MLB payrolls. Anyway, hopefully SD’s payroll can get up to a respectable level soon and will be a force to be reckoned with for years to come . . . wouldn’t it be great to see an all SoCal World Series WITHOUT the Doyers?? Haha.

Also, if sdsuaztec4 doesn’t want Black, I’m sure the Angels would GLADLY have him as our pitching coach again. :)

F#@K STANFURD.

GO BEARS!!!!

by AndyHogan14 on Nov 18, 2010 12:19 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

"If you get close and you don’t get in, it’s a little tough to watch, especially the early games that are happening right after the regular season," Black said. "The sting leaves you a little bit as each day goes on, but it still stings, no doubt."

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/sports/baseball/18managers.html?ref=sports

by strummer on Nov 18, 2010 2:21 AM PST reply actions