Colorado Rockies: Bud Black’s choice for his Players Weekend jersey

Much was made earlier in the week when Major League Baseball Players Weekend jerseys and caps were recently unveiled. The upcoming special weekend not only gives the players around the leagues, including the Colorado Rockies, a different look with the color schemes and designs but also gives them the chance to use their own nicknames on the back of their jerseys.

You can see Colorado’s jerseys for the upcoming weekend (August 25-27) here. By the way, the Rockies will be styling these jerseys while they make their only visit of the season to Atlanta where they will experience SunTrust Park for the first time.

While we’ve seen some of the nicknames the Rockies players will be sporting on the back of their jerseys, we hadn’t heard exactly what manager Bud Black would be putting on the back of his uniform that weekend. With that in mind, we asked him about it on Friday before the Rockies and Miami Marlins squared off in south Florida.

“Not sure yet. I’m getting some suggestions,” Black told Rox Pile.

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Then an idea seemed to hit him.

“You know what? Maybe my real name. Harry. That would be a little twist, right?”

Yes, don’t forget that Bud Black’s first name isn’t really Bud. The Colorado manager came into the world as Harry Ralston Black. So, on a weekend when players and coaches can use their creativity to put whatever they want on the back of their jersey, Black may revert to his real name.

It’s a bit ironic, Black said about his real name that feels more like a nickname.

“A lot of people call me that,” Black said of Harry. “It seems as though it’s a nickname even though it’s my real name. That’s the leader in the clubhouse right now.”

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Black has plenty of other decisions to worry about with his team chasing a Wild Card berth. However, there is no question that Black is thinking about it and considering a tip of the cap to his real name for at least one weekend.