SEATTLE -- Pregame can be extra busy for Rockies manager Bud Black when he visits Safeco Field.
In addition to his usual duties, Black will walk over to the net behind home plate to chat with people from his past that came down from their seat to say hello.
Black spent part of his youth in Longview, Washington -- about two hours south of Seattle, and was drafted by the Mariners in the 1979. He made his big league debut for Seattle in 1981.
Having the Rockies make a stop in Seattle this week brings a personal connection and a dash of nostalgia for Black.