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How should the Padres react to yet another Kevin Kouzmanoff second-half tear? Re-sign Eckstein, good or bad idea? And who’s the most exciting young player on the team? Part two of our New Media Roundtable with Mike from Avenging Jack Murphy:
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How can it be a good thing when a last-place team, on pace for back-to-back 90+ loss seasons, extends their manager’s contract? How could a skipper with a career 198-236 record deserve further commitment? From the outside looking in, the San Diego Padres’ extension of Bud Black’s contract might raise some eyebrows, but a closer look reveals that Black has proven himself the right man for a tough job.
I wasn’t sure if I was going to like Buddy Black when I first met him in 2007. It’s almost impossible not to like Black, who is personable and engaging, remembers your name and looks you in the eye. But his early appearances at postgame press conferences were stilted to the point of pain. Never wanting to say one thing that could be construed as critical, Black would pause 20 seconds and pick out his words more carefully then a Supreme Court nominee. Was Black a leader, or just a company guy? Continue Reading →
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