Examine the expressions on Bud Black’s face in the dugout this year, and it’s clear that the Rockies’ struggles have been draining on their manager.
But Wednesday in Miami brought the skipper a ray of sunshine in a lost season. Colorado’s 4-3 victory over the Marlins at LoanDepot Park gave Black his 300th victory with Colorado in his fifth season as the team’s manager.
The only manager in Rockies history to lead the team to consecutive playoff berths, the 63-year old Black is now the third of the seven managers in Colorado’s 29-year history to record 300 wins with the club.