Sometimes the guy at the head of the orchestra may just look like a crazy person flailing his arms about while 100 uber-talented musicians fill the room with their brilliance mostly oblivious to the man with the pointy stick. And while baseball managers don’t wear tuxedos or wave batons, they do dress in a special garment for their job and are responsible for getting a large number of elite performers — and their egos — to work together as one.
Yesterday was the 1,363rd game in the managing career of Bud Black. But it was his first wearing purple.