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Dodgers' Dave Roberts rips Rockies for firing Bud Black: 'I don’t think Casey Stengel could change the outcome of that ballclub'

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts wasn't happy with the Colorado Rockies firing skipper Bud Black on Sunday.

In Roberts' view, the Rockies' failures fall more on ownership than on his former mentor.

"I’m bummed. I’m disappointed. I don’t think Casey Stengel could change the outcome of that ballclub," Roberts told reporters on Sunday, via the Los Angeles Times.

"That’s not the manager’s fault," he added. "Obviously, they felt they needed a change in voice or direction, but for me, there’s not many people that are better than Buddy Black.