Tony Vitello to SF Giants (Merged )

[volfanhill]

I’m loving how folks know what’s going to happen in the future. Lots of that going on in this thread.

Be a pretty slow message board if people didn't pontificate or talk about the future

 

[feathersax]

Professional sports are always an option…

Been done with those for years.

 

[NorCalVol67]

I wonder what the San Francisco Giant fans are thinking at this moment.

I’m going with WTF.

Based on communication with a few friends.

 

[volfanhill]

I wonder what the San Francisco Giant fans are thinking at this moment.

On various fan accounts I'm seeing a lot of

Who?
Why?
What?

 

[Volstylexx]

It’s about legacy and what did you do to challenge yourself. He has already accomplished everything anyone could have imagined at Tennessee. Winning a World Series is the ultimate prize in the sport of baseball and the majority of people involved in the sport would trade a national championship for a World Series.

Hard to argue against this. The national championship may have inadvertently made the decision to leave for the Giants, easier. If that makes sense.

He accomplished something Van Horn and Mike Martin never accomplished in otherwise storybook coaching careers.

 

[knoxvol52]

I’m going with WTF.

Based on communication with a few friends.

Nick Hundley was a hot name for Giants a week ago...

 

[UTSuave’]

Only this fanbase would turn on a coach a year removed from a Natty because he gets an opportunity to take a major step up in his career. Lay off the bottle guys.

Name checks out for solid advice…

 

[VolPack22]

I can’t argue that point. Does he want his legacy to be molding young men and winning NCs along the way to being one of the best college coaches in the history of the sport? Or, does he want to take over a top MLB program and attempt to win a WS. I’m hoping it’s the former. If he chooses to stay, he’s instantly a bigger rock star than any coach on the planet….

I’m telling you right now that if he wins a World Series he will be looked at as one of the best BASEBALL coaches, not just one of the best college baseball coaches. If I were in Tony’s shoes I would want a national championship and a World Series. Everyone upset with this are way too biased because it’s Tennessee. If this were LSU or Arkansas it would be just another story. I get it, y’all are emotional because it is fresh but none of us have the right to tell or to even think what Tony should do with his career. He accomplished what he set out to do for Tennessee. Either thank him for his services and be grateful he blessed us with his presence or wallow in misery. That’s on y’all.

 

[vol94]

I’m loving how folks know what’s going to happen in the future. Lots of that going on in this thread.

It’s a message board to voice opinions.

 

[NorCalVol67]

Nick Hundley was a hot name for Giants a week ago...

Yeah, until Schildt retired.

 

[Volnbeers]

I wonder what the San Francisco Giant fans are thinking at this moment.

Prolly the same thing they thought when buster posey was hired as GM

 

[Volstylexx]

Only this fanbase would turn on a coach a year removed from a Natty because he gets an opportunity to take a major step up in his career. Lay off the bottle guys.

I warned people about their online crap last year when TN lost a few games and people started posting “Anderson needs to go,” “Tony has lost it,etc.”. Our fanbase, for all its glory, is in sufferable at times.

 

[VolPack22]

I will put my house on the line that he won't win a MLB WS.

*and technically, it is called the COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

Notice you have to preface it with “College”. Anyone with a brain cell knows the real World Series is played in MLB. But I wouldn’t expect a Yankee fan to know the difference since it’s been so long winning one.

 

[NorCalVol67]

Prolly the same thing they thought when buster posey was hired as GM

This.

Posey was overrated as a player. And now he’s running the show. Disaster in the making.

 

[feathersax]

That's what I was going to call that stadium. The stadium Vitello built

White Elephant.

 

[CAVPUT]

Might as well sell LNS then.

Won't fetch much without Vitello. Just another fixer upper.

 

[YankeeVol]

Notice you have to preface it with “College”. Anyone with a brain cell knows the real World Series is played in MLB. But I wouldn’t expect a Yankee fan to know the difference since it’s been so long winning one.

Born in the great state of TN, just raised a winner.

**about as long as the "Pack too"

 

[VolFan_stuck_in_the_901]

This.

Posey was overrated as a player. And now he’s running the show. Disaster in the making.

I say this as a Cardinals fan..... **** Buster Posey, Yadier Molina was 10,000x the player he ever was

 

[chuckiepoo]

Huh? The timing is all on the job offer coming from SF. Neither TV or White controls that

The timing is based on the MLB manager churn cycle.

 

[VolPack22]

This.

Posey was overrated as a player. And now he’s running the show. Disaster in the making.

Man if overrated is slashing a career .302/.372/.460 with a MVP, ROY, 3 World Series rings, all while playing Gold Glove defense as a catcher, I would hate to see what an average player looks like in your book.

 

[YankeeVol]

I’m telling you right now that if he wins a World Series he will be looked at as one of the best BASEBALL coaches, not just one of the best college baseball coaches. If I were in Tony’s shoes I would want a national championship and a World Series. Everyone upset with this are way too biased because it’s Tennessee. If this were LSU or Arkansas it would be just another story. I get it, y’all are emotional because it is fresh but none of us have the right to tell or to even think what Tony should do with his career. He accomplished what he set out to do for Tennessee. Either thank him for his services and be grateful he blessed us with his presence or wallow in misery. That’s on y’all.

Except NO COACH HAS EVER went from MCB to the MLB.....

 

[VolGirl81]

I warned people about their online crap last year when TN lost a few games and people started posting “Anderson needs to go,” “Tony has lost it,etc.”. Our fanbase, for all its glory, is in sufferable at times.

Yes, we are!

 

[CAVPUT]

Except NO COACH HAS EVER went from MCB to the MLB.....

Until Tony. Dude just does the seemingly impossible. Gawd I miss him already.

 

[VolPack22]

Except NO COACH HAS EVER went from MCB to the MLB.....

Yes, but us as Tennessee fans would make it a story for one day and then not think anything of it. Since it involves us though, people are going to hold onto this until the day they die.

 

[NorCalVol67]

I say this as a Cardinals fan..... **** Buster Posey, Yadier Molina was 10,000x the player he ever was

Lifelong Cardinals fan that lived in the Bay Area for a long time.

It was as infuriating as a Cards fan. They actually thought Buster was a better defensive catcher than Yadi.