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And so it begins...
The Arizona #Dbacks are expected to announce today the hiring of Chip Hale as their manager. Hale had been the #Athletics bench coach.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) October 13, 2014
From the inside
While #Dbacks mgr Chip Hale was talking to reporters TLR came over, asked him to sign a hat. 1st mgr he hired & wanted it for his office.
— Steve Gilbert (@SteveGilbertMLB) October 14, 2014
#Dbacks Chip Hale was 2-for-7 with two walks against GM Stewart. Stew shouldn't feel bad. Hale was 6-12 against Clemens, 5-16 against Cone.
— Jack Magruder (@JackMagruder) October 14, 2014
Not sure if I have ever had a coach who has as much passion for baseball as Chip Hale… Love the hire by @Dbacks
— Eric James Byrnes (@byrnes22) October 13, 2014
Hale made the A's daily Spring Training schedule, and took it extremely seriously. He said he would get up at 4 AM most days. #Dbacks
— Donny Baarns (@DonnyBaarns) October 13, 2014
Congratulations to Chip Hale -Arizona @Dbacks new manager & former Arizona Wildcat! Casey says he's one of the best he's ever played for!
— Jennie Finch (@JennieFinch) October 14, 2014
Fan response
D'backs fans/@AZSnakepit-ers, tell me how to feel about Chip Hale. Other than being reminded of Rescue Rangers
— Layton Shumway (@theshums) October 13, 2014
Chip Hale! Great effing hire! I'm a dbacks fan again.
— Josh (@UofAJaC) October 13, 2014
The @Dbacks hired the villain from Kick-Ass to be their manager? Can we land Hit-Girl as hitting coach? @ChloeGMoretz pic.twitter.com/y24ywbVTop
— Goldy's Forearms (@GoldysForearms) October 13, 2014
we can only dream that Chip Hale will hire Rodney McCray to be his outfield and base running coach for the @Dbacks.
— Jeff Summers (@azjazzyj) October 13, 2014
"@Dbacks: "There wasn't a box he didn't have checked." -Tony La Russa, on Chip Hale @JimmyNova "not Kirk Gibson" - CHECK! You're hired.
— Chris Hughes (@SgtHughes2517) October 14, 2014
Wonder if @ghansen711 will hate the #Dbacks less now that they hired his buddy Chip Hale
— Phil Lacovara (@placovara) October 13, 2014
But not everyone was pleased...
@AZSnakepit WTF @Dbacks? Really? Why not Phil Nevin. Come on. Not sure how I feel about this. I'll give it 2 years to see if this was right
— moose_tography (@moose_tography) October 13, 2014
Who the hell is Chip Hale? I don't trust this man. He's not Gibby.
— Gabi Piña (@g4b_iii) October 13, 2014