Bud Black understood full well the expectations to win now with his remade, star-studded roster - and with a new front office, too. In his ninth season, Black's time is up after the Padres fired him Monday with San Diego sitting in third place in the loaded NL West at 32-33. The Padres never reached the playoffs during Black's tenure after he took over when Bruce Bochy departed to manage the San Francisco Giants in 2007.