Inside the D-backs · Apr 17, 2015
Chip Hale’s high school coach in attendance
SAN FRANCISCO — The series with the Giants is a homecoming for D-backs manager Chip Hale, who grew up in the Bay Area and also spent the past three seasons as bench coach for the A’s.
“Every time I come to this ballpark or play against the Giants or the A’s, it’s a warm spot for me,” Hale said. “I’ve got a lot of family and friends here, people that are the reason I’m here. I wouldn’t be here without all the coaching I had throughout my youth.”
Don Miller, who coached Hale at Campolindo High School and in American Legion ball was in the dugout and on the field while the D-backs took batting practice.
“He was just born to coach,” Miller said of Hale.