Chip Hale to be named Diamondbacks manager

[Seth Stohs]

It looks like the Twins can cross one of the names off of their managerial list today. According to USA Today's Bob Nightengale (via twitter), Chip Hale will be named the next manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The former Twins infielder/pinch hitter  has served in several roles in the big leagues from third base coach to bench coach, which was his current position with the Oakland A's. 

 

 

The Arizona #Dbacks are expected to announce today the hiring of Chip Hale as their manager. Hale had been the #Athletics bench coach.

 

[Mike Sixel]

Let's hope they don't lose out on guys they want, while they move methodically through their process.

[Kirby_waved_at_me]

Let's hope they don't lose out on guys they want, while they move methodically through their process.

I don't Molitor has interviewed anywhere else, has he? /snark

[Kwak]

I no longer think Molitor is the frontrunner. Methinks he has a different vision than the Front Office.

[Parker Hageman]

According to the AZCentral's Diamondbacks' beat writer Nick Piecoro, Chip Hale, who was to be interviewed for the Minnesota Twins' managerial vacancy, has accepted the job in Arizona.

 

 

Piecoro also noted that Hale had canceled his interview with the Twins to see the opportunity through with the Diamondbacks first. Hale is a graduate of the University of Arizona and lives in Tucson.

 

[Winston Smith]

I'll be very surprised if it's not someone from inside the Twins org. Hard to see Terry hiring a manager from outside that he'd have to spend the winter teaching  the Twins way.

[Parker Hageman]

I'll be very surprised if it's not someone from inside the Twins org.

 

 

In the forthcoming interview with Terry Ryan that will be released with the Offseason Handbook, I was asking him about the manager hunt. He was adamant that each candidate know the Twins' system top-to-bottom at the manager job interview. He acknowledge that it gave the internal candidates the advantage but said that he would want an external candidate to show that they want to earn the job by putting in the preparation prior to the interview. 

[Mike Sixel]

Already a thread on this on the Twins' part of the forum.....

[Parker Hageman]

Already a thread on this on the Twins' part of the forum.....

 

 

Neat.

[DaveW]

Let's hope they don't lose out on guys they want, while they move methodically through their process.

If chip Hale was the guy they wanted I'm sure they would have pulled the trigger, or maybe he would prefer the Arizona org over Minnesota anyways?

[Kirby_waved_at_me]

Hale was the one to cancel the scheduled interview with Minnesota.

 

His first coaching gig after retirement was with the D'backs and he went to college in AZ, so presumably the AZ job was the one he wanted the most.

[ashbury]

he would want an external candidate to show that they want to earn the job by putting in the preparation prior to the interview. 

What similar hoop would he ask the internal candidates to jump through?

[biggentleben]

Do NOT call him anything but Chip, however.

[nicksaviking]

In the forthcoming interview with Terry Ryan that will be released with the Offseason Handbook, I was asking him about the manager hunt. He was adamant that each candidate know the Twins' system top-to-bottom at the manager job interview.

 

So they know what NOT to do? (rimshot)

[Squirrel]

Already a thread on this on the Twins' part of the forum.....

I moved the other article to here and merged the two.

[twinsnorth49]

Well, I for one am crushed Chip Hale will not be managing the Twins next season....

[PseudoSABR]

Good for Nick Punto.

[ashbury]

Well, I for one am crushed Chip Hale will not be managing the Twins next season....

I'm a little disappointed that anyone views the AZ job as more appealing.  Maybe Hale's right to grab the job that is offered now, but that doesn't reduce my disappointment.

[SweetOne69]

I'm a little disappointed that anyone views the AZ job as more appealing.  Maybe Hale's right to grab the job that is offered now, but that doesn't reduce my disappointment.

Considering he went to college there, lives there and has coaching experience there I can see how it can be more Appealing for Hale.

[twinsnorth49]

I'm a little disappointed that anyone views the AZ job as more appealing. Maybe Hale's right to grab the job that is offered now, but that doesn't reduce my disappointment.

One in the hand is worth two in the bush, as old people are fond of saying....

[biggentleben]

One in the hand is worth two in the bush, as old people are fond of saying....

 

I feel like this is a phrase that could be turned into a dirty joke....

 

...but I'll let someone else have it

[twinsnorth49]

I feel like this is a phrase that could be turned into a dirty joke....

 

...but I'll let someone else have it

Yeah...Ummm, no, no it's not.