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Who’s to Blame: Fire Chip Hale or Look To the Top?

On July 25, 2016 By

This is a weird post to write. There’s a part of me that doesn’t want acknowledge something that hasn’t been confirmed and is mostly all speculation. That is not what we do here. There’s another part of me that’s so annoyed by the situation that’s arisen that I can’t help but sound off. In the middle, somewhere, is a responsible …

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Double Plus: More Chip Hale Looks Like a Good Thing

On February 19, 2016 By

Perhaps you missed the big news. One can easily see why. The internet has been full of amazing pictures of catchers squatting, pitchers tossing, position players working out and everyone stretching. So much stretching. But buried in there was a little announcement that Diamondbacks skipper Chip Hale has been extended through the 2017 season. The team held an option for …

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A Kind of Chip Hale Report Card

On October 13, 2015 By

Evaluating managers is really, really difficult. There are so many moving parts, so many factors and so many pieces that it’s seemingly impossible to really understand why every decision is made. Some things are obvious – entering the ninth inning with a two-run lead, bringing in Brad Ziegler makes sense. But putting on the hit-and-run? Creating the lineup every day? …

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Why Pulling Bradley for Perez Was Just So Wrong

On April 21, 2015 By

When Archie Bradley was announced as part of the Opening Day rotation, everyone was elated. Here’s a kid who’s been the face of the player development system for the better part of four years in a time when the Diamondbacks’ prospect landscape was somewhat devoid of star power. After all, trading Trevor Bauer, Tyler Skaggs and Adam Eaton can …

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Real D-backs Defensive Shifts, Really

On March 26, 2015 By

It’s been presumed since Chip Hale was named manager: the Diamondbacks will shift more in 2015. Given his tenure in Oakland, it’s no surprise that Hale picked up a thing or two about moving around the infield based on who’s in the box (and hopefully he took notes on creating platoons, too, but more on that later). Not only …

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Roundup: J.J. Putz Joins FO; Chip Hale Opens Up; Ender Inciarte Fifth in NL ROY Voting

On November 10, 2014 By

Congratulations to J.J. Putz on a fine MLB career that saw him dominate the best hitters in the universe for many years. Putz has officially hung up his spikes, and as Nick Piecoro wrote on Friday, he has taken a position as a special assistant to CEO Derrick Hall. It looks like Putz will work a bit more on the …

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Roundup: Bryan Minniti Hired as AGM; Inside the ‘Zona Gets its Saber-Sherpa Wish?

On October 27, 2014 By

In Episode 3 of The Pool Shot, Jeff and I jammed in a lot of D-backs goodness: the way the pitching staff shapes up for the spring currently, some odds and ends like the Chad Billingsley issue I flagged last week, and a whole bunch on the minor league system. I think I speak for Jeff when I say I’m …

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Roundup: Chip Hale’s Coaching Staff; NL West Changes

On October 20, 2014 By

We broke down the hiring of Chip Hale on the just-released Episode 2 of The Pool Shot, our podcast, but Hale won’t be the only non-player in the dugout next season. It will be mostly familiar faces on Hale’s D-backs coaching staff next season, as Nick Piecoro reported last week. Double-A Mobile manager Andy Green will be the new …

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Roundup: Chip Hale Hired as Manager

On October 14, 2014 By

It’s impossible to know whether Chip Hale will be a very good manager. But in tapping him to replace Kirk Gibson, the D-backs front office seems to have made an excellent choice. It’s not like we know that as bench coach for the Athletics the last three years, Hale will bring some of that delicious A’s philosophy with him. …

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