All Hale the Blue Jays?

A major league baseball source reported yesterday that Red Sox bench coach Demarlo Hale was being called in for a 2nd interview for the Toronto Blue Jays vacant managing position. While this is great news for Hale and I certainly hope he is given an opportunity to manage, having an insider go to a division rival is concerning. It appears the Blue Jays have called in a handful of candidates for 2nd interviews, so Hale’s hiring is certainly not guaranteed just yet. Hale has a plethora of coaching experience at all levels of baseball and has an extremely deep knowledge of the game. The Blue Jays would be lucky to have Hale, but it would certainly put the Red Sox in a tougher position within the division. His full bio from RedSox.com is after the jump.

"Coaching CareerIn 1st season as Red Sox bench coach…Named to the post 11/23/09…Was Boston’s third base coach for 4 seasons, 2006-09…Served as the Rangers first base and outfield coach during the 2002-05 seasons…Managed Texas’ Triple-A Oklahoma club to 2nd-place finishes in the Pacific Coast League’s East Division in both 2000 and 2001…Also was a coach for Peoria of the Arizona Fall League in 2001…Began professional coaching career with the Red Sox organization at Double-A New Britain in 1992…Went 491-471 (.510) in 7 seasons as a minor league manager in the Boston system from 1993-99…Managed the Sox Single-A Ft. Lauderdale (1993), Single-A Sarasota (1994, 1996), Single-A Michigan (1995) and Double-A Trenton (1997-99) clubs, reaching the postseason 3 times (Sarasota in 1994, Michigan in 1995 and Trenton in 1999)…Honored by the Red Sox with the inaugural Edward F. Kenney Player Development Award in 1994, acknowledging the dedication, success and work ethic of the club’s baseball operations personnel… Named Midwest League Manager of the Year at Michigan in 1995…Chosen to manage the AL affiliates at the 1997 and 1999 Double-A All-Star Game…Served as a coach for the U.S. team at the 1999 All-Star Futures Game at Fenway Park…His 1999 Double-A Trenton Thunder club finished 92-50 (.648) and was named Minor League Team of the Year by Baseball America…Was selected Minor League Manager of the Year by Baseball America, The Sporting News and USA Today Baseball Weekly…Also recognized as the Eastern League’s Manager of the Year that season…Spent 4 years as an instructor at Bucky Dent’s Baseball School in Boca Raton, FL from 1989-92.Playing CareerSelected by the Red Sox in the 17th round of the 1983 June draft…Played 5 minor league seasons as a first baseman-outfielder in the Boston (1983-86) and Athletics (1988) organizations…Batted .267 with 26 homers, 206 RBI and 67 steals in 482 minor league games…Enjoyed finest season in 1984, batting .290 with 90 runs scored and 24 steals in 134 games for Single-A Winston-Salem and earning Carolina League All-Star honors.PersonalMarried to Carol…Played 4 seasons of baseball at Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA…Graduated from Chicago Vocational High School in 1979…Played baseball and basketball."