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10/31/2025

Jock Blog: Tony Vitello kicks off his tenure by passing the vibe check⬇️

✍️ Brian Murphy

We've now known Tony Vitello for all of two days - the lengthy, feel-good introductory mass press conference o...

10/31/2025

"I would love nothing more than the San Francisco Giants and Tony Vitello to be the number one villain in all of baseball."

thinks Tony Vitello needs to bring his aggressive style of baseball to his new team, and he welcomes the villainous reputation that may come with it.

10/31/2025

Tony Vitello was nothing short of authentic in his introductory press conference on Thursday. One thing is clear about the most unprecedented managerial hire in MLB history: Vitello is going to be unapologetically himself.

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There doesn't seem to be a fake bone in Tony Vitello's body. That's no groundbreaking revelation if you are at...

10/31/2025

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10/30/2025

Tony Vitello says the challenge of a much longer 162 game season is one of the reasons he accepted the position.

"What a challenge is is something that you find out what you can and can't do. That's something that we've preached to our players all the time at Tennessee, so who am I to preach that but to not do it?"

10/30/2025

“College baseball is another planet compared to pro."

Steve Young believes in Buster Posey, therefore he's bought in on Tony Vitello.

"The odds are not in our favor, but if it works, it's going to work big time."

10/30/2025

Tony Vitello is aware of his Twitter reputation as a fiery, perhaps chaotic, personality, but suggests that doesn't tell the whole story.

"One thing I think is beneficial for people to know is that Twitter is not life... You pull a three second clip [of Drew Gilbert] and you think he's a maniac. You don't get the full scope."

10/30/2025

"If you ask my mom she'd want me to tone it down but if you ask my dad he'd want me to kick it up a notch!"

Tony Vitello expanded on how his fiery style could evolve as a Major League manager⬇️

10/30/2025

TONY VITELLO: "I'm fully aware of the tradition that's here. The excellence that's been brought here by managers like Bochy, Dusty Baker. The toughness from guys like Bumgarner, Romo... the records that have been set by guys like Bonds and Mays and Lincecum."

10/30/2025

"We were both shortstops, our careers went kind of different at some point... You said he's not that far removed, I think maybe we should talk him out of retirement."

Could Tony Vitello want to write in Buster Posey on his first lineup card???

10/30/2025

Tony Vitello can sense there's something in the air up in Northern California:

"It's different up here. It just is... It's not random, it's not coincidental. It's culture. It's abnormal here."