Padres extend manager's contract
Posted on: Thursday, 6 August 2009, 22:07 CDT
The San Diego Padres have extended the contract of Manager Bud Black through the 2010 season, with a club option for 2011, the team said Thursday.
Black has managed the Padres since 2007, when they lost to Colorado in a 13-inning, one-game playoff to determine the National League's wild-card team.
San Diego is in last place in the NL West with a 44-65 record. But General Manager Kevin Towers said Black could bring the Padres back into playoff contention.
Bud has proven to be a smart baseball man and a mature leader, and it is important for us to have some continuity with our leadership on the field,
Towers said. He is a class act and he's the right person to lead us back to contending for a division title.
Before joining the Padres, Black spent seven seasons as the pitching coach for the Los Angeles Angels.
In his 15-year career as a major league pitcher, he posted a 121-116 record.
Source: United Press International
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