metsblog.com - 10/30/2009
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Adam Rubin of the Daily News believes Chip Hale will eventually be named Jerry Manuel’s new third-base coach.
Hale, 44, was third-base coach for the D’Backs, and was Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year in 2005.
Rubin says it is not a given that Razor Shines will end up bench coach, as ...
Report: Mets to hire Chip Hale as 3B coach
theropolitans.com 10/29/2009 — Chip Hale, a recent castoff by the Arizona Diamondbacks, is expected to be hired as the Mets third base coach, according to Adam Rubin . Hale spent the last three seasons with Arizona and will replace Razor Shines, who may be named Jerry Manuel’s bench coach. But Rubin notes that another ...
All Hale the New Third Base Coach?
nleastchatter.com 10/29/2009 —
According the the NY Daily News:
Chip Hale likely in as New York Mets third base coach after holding same title with Diamondbacks
I know nothing about him more than what I read in the link so you can go there and enjoy. One thing I will comment on is the article suggest the Mets are ...
Mets hire Chip Hale as 3B coach
metsfever.blogspot.com 10/29/2009 — According to Greg Hansen of the Arizona Daily Star the Mets have hired Chip Hale as their third base coach. Hale played seven seasons (1989-1997) in the majors all with the Twins aside from his last year with the Dodgers. He was a lifetime .277 BA with an OBP of .346 and a Slg. Pct. .363. He ...
www.azstarnet.com ® | Greg Hansen
regulus2.azstarnet.com 10/29/2009 — Wednesday, 10:54 a.m., and I’m wondering who will last longer in the big leagues: D’backs manager A. J. Hinch or Tucsonan Chip Hale? Hale is back in the bigs; he signed a contract with the New York Mets on Tuesday and will be their third base coach in ...
2010 Diamondback Position Battles – First Base
dbacksvenom.com 10/29/2009 — First Base is the position that needs to see the biggest improvement for the D’Backs in 2010. During the 2009 season, the D’Backs used eight different players at 1B, and as a group they hit a collective .228/.321 OBP/.396 SLG. The first basemen’s OPS (On-Base+Slugging) of ...
Citi Field = Death Valley
metsfever.blogspot.com 29 days ago — As Mets fans we can try to deny that Citi Field isn't too big and that the park got in David Wright's head not the actual dimensions themselves. I don't know what the truth is, I know some players hit bombs out of the park, while the entire Met team both home and away was the worst power ...
Guest Sunday: Jim McLennan talks D-Backs/Sox connection
firebrandal.com 30 days ago —
Jim McLennan has been writing and talking about the Arizona Diamondbacks since probably before their inception. He can be found at AZ Snakepit , and chimes in this Sunday, talking about the Red Sox from a Diamondbacks’ perspective. Always good to get an outsider’s look. (PS: ...
Brandon Webb’s Option and the 2010 Diamondbacks Starting Pitching
dbacksvenom.com 10/25/2009 — Within the next two weeks, the Diamondbacks must make a decision on Brandon Webb’s Option for 2010. Webb was injured in his first start in 2009, and was initially expected to miss around 6 weeks. After unsuccessful comeback attempts in June and July, Webb finally underwent right shoulder ...
The 2009 Diamondbacks Season, Part VI: Defense
azsnakepit.com 28 days ago —
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by Ross D. Franklin - AP
One of three AZ errors in a nightmarish inning against Anaheim in J.U.N.E. - as in Justin Upton's Newest Error. But was he really that bad?
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To-do list for D-Backs' off-season
azcentral.com 10/21/2009 — The Diamondbacks have a lot of work to do this off-season. Lucky for them, it looks as if they will have something north of $28 million to spend on 2010 payroll. That should make for an interesting off-season to follow, but why wait for the actual ...
A Championship-Caliber 2010 Mets Team —
Bleacher Report - MLB 10/27/2009
After going through a horrific, injury-plagued 2009 campaign, the New York Mets head in this winter's Hot Stove with many questions and seemingly too few answers.
Everyone's knee-jerk response to solving their issues revolve around signing a ...
This time, Bombers —
NY Post: Sports 10/28/2009
Jimmy Rollins is entitled to his voice, and to his swagger, and to his braggadocio. As the Mets have discovered relentlessly across the last three years, the talk he talks is outpaced only by the walk he walks. When he says the Phillies are the team ...
Hale now on third for Mets —
NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 10/29/2009
Chip Hale is expected to be named the Mets' new third base coach after the World Series. Hale, 44, spent the past three seasons in that role with the Diamondbacks after six years in that organization as a minor-league manager.