Bud Black
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"As player"

*Seattle Mariners ()

*Kansas City Royals (–)

*Cleveland Indians (–)

*Toronto Blue Jays ()

*San Francisco Giants (–)

*Cleveland Indians ()

"As manager"

*San Diego Padres (–present)

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* World Series champion (, )

*Manager of the Year/NL Manager of the Year (2010)

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

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So many good things happened this year that you have to be proud of these guys.

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You can't speed up a pitcher. Bart has to get his arm ready and he has to be able to get his body ready, but I have total faith in [Dominican pitching coach] Billy Castro.

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I don't think these guys lose confidence. You'll find very few major league players lose confidence. That's one of the reasons they got here, because they're very confident men.

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The whole year he showed that poise and composure.

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I think he's a confident guy. He just needs that mind-set that, 'I am capable of doing something special,' just that sheer determination. He's a great worker, a great teammate, has a great aptitude to take instruction.

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It was great to see him step up and make pitches.

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He was in the training room drinking Gatorade while everyone else was drinking champagne in the clubhouse.

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If he makes all his starts, with his stuff, there's no reason why he can't win upwards of 15-to-20 games.

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Any time you have a chance to sort of regroup, take a step back, then go at it again, it helps. Last year, everything happened so quickly. Every game was vitally important. Now we get a chance to exhale.

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