Tennessee, Tony Vitello and Vanderbilt Commodores baseball
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Readers of the Chronicle were mostly positive about the San Francisco Giants hiring former University of Tennessee coach Tony Vitello as their new manager.
"I think it's a great move," Pat Murphy said. "I think Buster Posey is trying to get it right and not just following normal patterns."
Scrub walk-on’ turned opportunity of a lifetime into an unprecedented leap from Tennessee’s head coach to the Giants’ new manager.
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'I don't think that was really one of his goals' - Tony Vitello's dad details the decision to leave to Tennessee for MLB
There's been plenty of speculation over the last week about why Tony Vitello left the Tennessee Vols to become the new manager of the the San Francisco Giants. Vitello, after all, had arguably the best job in college baseball.
Vitello spoke with local media in Knoxville, Tenn. about his decision to leave the Volunteers for the major leagues.
Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel congratulated new Vols baseball coach Josh Elander and wish Tony Vitello well in his press conference Oct. 27.
The Tennessee Volunteers took a major hit on Wednesday, as their baseball coach (Tony Vitello) accepted a major league deal. He is the first coach to ever jump
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