Dressed smartly in a dark suit, white shirt and purple tie, Bud Black enthusiastically embraced his new job Monday at Coors Field.
After being introduced as the seventh manager in Rockies history, there was a lot of peppy talk about the organization’s shared vision and the optimistic belief that the Rockies can compete with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants for the National League West title in 2017.
“There are a couple of teams we have to chase down, but I think we are gonna,” Black said after signing a three-year contract, terms of which were not announced.