“It wasn’t Bud Black’s fault.”
That phrase keeps getting thrown around by the wider media landscape in the wake of the Colorado Rockies firing their long-time manager on Sunday. They quickly claim that no one could win with this Rockies team, and that the manager can only do so much when those above him have given him bad tools.
Los Angeles Dodgers manager, Dave Roberts, stated, “I don’t think Casey Stengel could change the outcome of that ballclub. That’s not the manager’s fault.’’
Scotty Gange, the sports anchor for 9News Denver — and a transplant from San Diego — said on-air, “Bud Black, it’s not your fault.