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New San Diego Padres general manager Josh Byrnes answers questions during a news conference as manager Bud Black, right, looks on Monday, Oct. 31, 2011 in San Diego. View Photo »
San Diego Padres manager Bud Black, left, argues with first base umpire Greg Gibson, right, after Padres' Alberto Gonzalez was called out at first during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, in San... View Photo »
San Diego Padres' Aaron Cunningham, right, is congratulated by manager Bud Black, left, after hitting a solo home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, in San Diego. View Photo »
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 20: Starting pitcher Mat Latos #38 of the San Diego Padres puts his head down as Manager Bud Black walks to the mound to pull him from the game during the ninth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on September 20, 2011... View Photo »
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 19: Manager Bud Black (C) welcomes Kyle Blanks #88 and Orlando Hudson #1 of the San Diego Padres off the field as they celebrate their 8-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on September 19, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. View Photo »
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 19: Manager Bud Black (R) welcomes Jeremy Hermida #47 of the San Diego Padres back to the dugout after he scored on a homerun by Aaron Cunningham #28 of the San Diego Padres against the Colorado Rockies in the fourth inning at Coors... View Photo »
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 19: Manager Bud Black of the San Diego Padres looks on from the dugout against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on September 19, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. View Photo »
San Diego Padres' Cameron Maybin, right, high-fives manager Bud Black after scoring against the Arizona Diamondbacks in third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011, in San Diego. View Photo »
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: Bud Black #20 of the San Diego Padres looks on during a game against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park on September 14, 2011 in San Francisco, California. View Photo »
San Diego Padres manager Bud Black watches as the Padres play the San Francisco Giants in the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011. The Giants won 3-1. View Photo »
San Diego Padres manager Bud Black yells from the dugout in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011. View Photo »
PHOENIX, AZ - SEPTEMBER 11: Manager Bud Black of the San Diego Padres watches the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks from the dugout at Chase Field on September 11, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. MLB players and coaches wore a an American flag on... View Photo »
SAN DIEGO, CA - SEPTEMBER 4: San Diego Padres manager Bud Black, right, congratulates Orlando Hudson #1 after the Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2. at Petco Park on September 4, 2011 in San Diego, California. The Padres won 7-2. View Photo »
San Diego Padres' Jesus Guzman is congratulated by manager Bud Black after scoring in the third inning against the Colorado Rockies during the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011 in San Diego. View Photo »
Home plate umpire Laz Diaz responds to San Diego Padres manager Bud Black after calling a third strike on Padres batter Jeremy Hermida to end the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011 in San Diego. View Photo »
San Diego Padres manager Bud Black, center, gets in a final word to home plate umpire Victor Carapazza after a controversial call at home plate that allowed a run to score in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, in San Diego. View Photo »
San Diego Padres manager Bud Black, left, takes starting pitcher Tim Stauffer, right out of the game as catcher Nick Hundley looks on during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011. View Photo »
PHOENIX, AZ - AUGUST 28: Manager Bud Black of the San Diego Padres watches from the dugout during the Major League Baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on August 28, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Diamondbacks defeated the... View Photo »
PHOENIX, AZ - AUGUST 28: Starting pitcher Cory Luebke #52 of the San Diego Padres is removed by manager Bud Black during the sixth inning of the Major League Baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on August 28, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona... View Photo »
San Diego Padres' Bud Black, right, argues with umpire Eric Cooper in the first inning in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks defeated the Padres 5-0. View Photo »
Harry Ralston "Bud" Black (born June 30, 1957 in San Mateo, California) is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, and the current manager of the San Diego Padres. He had a 15-year MLB career, playing for the Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, and Kansas City Royals. Full Article
San Diego Padres manager Bud Black, left, argues with first base umpire Greg Gibson, right, after Padres' Alberto Gonzalez was called out at first during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, in San Diego.
View Photo »San Diego Padres' Aaron Cunningham, right, is congratulated by manager Bud Black, left, after hitting a solo home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, in San Diego.
View Photo »DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 20: Starting pitcher Mat Latos #38 of the San Diego Padres puts his head down as Manager Bud Black walks to the mound to pull him from the game during the ninth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on September 20, 2011 in Denver, Colorado.
View Photo »DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 19: Manager Bud Black (C) welcomes Kyle Blanks #88 and Orlando Hudson #1 of the San Diego Padres off the field as they celebrate their 8-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on September 19, 2011 in Denver, Colorado.
View Photo »DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 19: Manager Bud Black (R) welcomes Jeremy Hermida #47 of the San Diego Padres back to the dugout after he scored on a homerun by Aaron Cunningham #28 of the San Diego Padres against the Colorado Rockies in the fourth inning at Coors Field on September 19, 2011 in...
View Photo »DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 19: Manager Bud Black of the San Diego Padres looks on from the dugout against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on September 19, 2011 in Denver, Colorado.
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: Bud Black #20 of the San Diego Padres looks on during a game against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park on September 14, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
View Photo »San Diego Padres manager Bud Black watches as the Padres play the San Francisco Giants in the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011. The Giants won 3-1.
View Photo »San Diego Padres manager Bud Black yells from the dugout in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011.
View Photo »PHOENIX, AZ - SEPTEMBER 11: Manager Bud Black of the San Diego Padres watches the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks from the dugout at Chase Field on September 11, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. MLB players and coaches wore a an American flag on the back of their jerseys as well as...
View Photo »SAN DIEGO, CA - SEPTEMBER 4: San Diego Padres manager Bud Black, right, congratulates Orlando Hudson #1 after the Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2. at Petco Park on September 4, 2011 in San Diego, California. The Padres won 7-2.
View Photo »San Diego Padres manager Bud Black, center, gets in a final word to home plate umpire Victor Carapazza after a controversial call at home plate that allowed a run to score in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, in San Diego.
View Photo »San Diego Padres manager Bud Black, left, takes starting pitcher Tim Stauffer, right out of the game as catcher Nick Hundley looks on during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011.
View Photo »PHOENIX, AZ - AUGUST 28: Manager Bud Black of the San Diego Padres watches from the dugout during the Major League Baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on August 28, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Diamondbacks defeated the Padres 6-1.
View Photo »PHOENIX, AZ - AUGUST 28: Starting pitcher Cory Luebke #52 of the San Diego Padres is removed by manager Bud Black during the sixth inning of the Major League Baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on August 28, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona.
View Photo »San Diego Padres' Bud Black, right, argues with umpire Eric Cooper in the first inning in a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks defeated the Padres 5-0.
View Photo »SAN DIEGO, CA - AUGUST 18: San Diego Padres manager Bud Black argues a call with umpire Tony Randazzo during the first inning of a baseball game against the Florida Marlins at Petco Park on August 18, 2011 in San Diego, California.
View Photo »PITTSBURGH - AUGUST 07: Mat Latos #38 of the San Diego Padres is pulled from the game by his manager Bub Black #20 during the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 7, 2011 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
View Photo »San Diego Padres manager Bud Black, left, greets Will Venable who scored from third on a single by Jason Bartlett in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. The Padres won 7-3.
View Photo »San Diego Padres manager Bud Black, left, talks with pitcher Mat Latos in the dugout during the second inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. The Padres won 7-3.
View Photo »San Diego Padres manager Bud Black mingles with his players in the dugout before a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. The Padres won 7-3.
View Photo »SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 31: Manager Bud Black of the San Diego Padres speaks with members of the media prior to the game against the Colorado Rockies on July 31, 2011 in San Diego, California.
View Photo »San Diego Padres manager Bud Black talks with the media concerning the trade deadline and the possible trade of team closer Heath Bell prior to the Padres' baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, July 31, 2011 in San Diego.
View Photo »San Diego Padres' Jesus Guzman, right, is congratulated by Padres' Manager Bud Black, left, after after scoring on a double by Alberto Gonzalez during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Saturday, July 30, 2011, in San Diego.
View Photo »PHILADELPHIA - JULY 24: Manager Bud Black #20 of the San Diego Padres stands in the dugout during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on July 24, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies won 5-3.
View Photo »San Diego Padres manager Bud Black, left, argues with first base umpire Greg Gibson, right, after Padres' Alberto Gonzalez was called out at first during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, in San Diego.
View Photo »Given the premium position [center field] and everything he does, Kemp is the best all-around player in the league
