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Hale to the Chief: 2018

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 28 2017 04:03 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 28 2017 04:18 PM

I've appointed myself Chip Hale's Campaign manager and hope he gets your vote. People call him "a baseball guy" AND a "high-energy" guy. I think Sandy likes him. He was fantastic third base coach. He was a finalist last time around, then went and got some experience. His record in AZ was mixed. dBaggs improved by 15 wins in his first season. They went back down again in '16 but to me he looks like a victim of dumb decisions made by since-ousted GM Dave Stewart. He was hired by Oakland almost immediately after being fired by AZ. That's not the mark of a shitty incompetent guy who gets jobs because of his fame. [youtube:3qnn7os0]F6xEYgw7Cl4[/youtube:3qnn7os0] He's pretty good in commercials: [youtube:3qnn7os0]kXrOX1lLDmM[/youtube:3qnn7os0]

Benjamin Grimm Sep 28 2017 04:05 PM Re: Hale to the Chief: 2018

He was the guy I was rooting for to get the Mets job back in 2011. Is there any chance at all that he's related to Alan Hale? He also has experience as a Skipper.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 28 2017 04:06 PM Re: Hale to the Chief: 2018

I hope I count on your vote then. Chip's better than Todd "Low-Energy" Zeile and "Lyin'" Bob Geren, that's for sure.

Frayed Knot Sep 28 2017 04:26 PM Re: Hale to the Chief: 2018

2016 was one of those seasons where everything went pear-shaped for Hale's DBacks, particularly the pitching -- Greinke wasn't good, Corbin sucked, Shelby Miller sucked, CF AJ Pollack essentially missed the entire season, etc. -- not unlike the 2017 NYM It's certainly easier to see that year as the outlier rather than his previous improvement year or this current jump once they dumped him.

d'Kong76 Sep 28 2017 05:03 PM Re: Hale to the Chief: 2018

I'm fine with Hale; loved his cartoons Chip and Hale back in the day.

Ceetar Sep 28 2017 05:10 PM Re: Hale to the Chief: 2018

The Hale and Hearty soup sponsorship will be nice too.

metirish Sep 28 2017 05:55 PM Re: Hale to the Chief: 2018

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I hope I count on your vote then. Chip's better than Todd "Low-Energy" Zeile and "Lyin'" Bob Geren, that's for sure. And better than "Little Joe" , anyway , I do think he's the guy for the job, "knows NY" (which means nothing but sounds good)