Tony Vitello to SF Giants (Confirmed)

[chuckiepoo]

Bandwagon fan here. Baseball isn’t interesting enough to ME for me to watch unless we are good and the stakes are high.

Keep coming back!

 

[txbo]

I know someone said that California suits his larger than life personality more, but the more I think about it.. He won't be the king of a city anywhere moreso than he already is here.

It could be that he doesn't want to be king of the city anymore. I recall him once saying he couldn't have a drink in public because everyone knew who he was.

 

[volsagain]

So there are positive consequences?

Especially the ones that don't have a clue how baseball is actually managed. It's frustrating in the game thread when someone gets upset a player hits a ball right at someone and ask why do he do that

 

[Christian Lowe]

It could be that he doesn't want to be king of the city anymore. I recall him once saying he couldn't have a drink in public because everyone knew who he was.

If that's the case, then its a good fit.

 

[Ritzwatch]

And if DW won’t commit those resources for Tony, he sure isn’t going to commit the resources for Elander.

Oh, Danny would commit all he needs to commit to get “his guy.”

He would want the next guy to be a successful as Tony, just to show everyone he was right.

Blows my mind that we would offer someone else what we wouldn’t offer Tony.

Of course, you could offer someone else 1.2 million to coach and give them the extra 1.8 for players. “Jimmies and Joes” and all that.

Even I might be able to coach up that team.

O.K. If Tony leaves, Someone tell Danny to give me 1.2 million/yr. 4 yrs, with an extra 1.8m in my budget for players. I am ready to give it a shot.

@chuckiepoo, I am gonna need some VT co-ed pics for the locker room.

 

[Danny Dollars]

No one took money away from baseball and gave it to women's basketball.

The plan for the distribution of revenue was based on the revenue each sport generates for the University. Tony's argument is that baseball is being severly undervalued right now and that the league needs to use their enormous leverage to go back to ESPN and get a better TV deal. He's not even complaining about how much Lady Vols Basketball is getting. He's complaining because baseball's portion of the revenue is based on outdated data that shouldn't apply to the current reality of college sports and the peerless popularity of the SEC.

Finally, a reasonable take on the DW v TV drama and not pointless pot stirring like there is a war happening in the background

 

[chuckiepoo]

If this is solvable, it will be because Plowman rallied.

The University Rallied!

 

[chuckiepoo]

Oh, Danny would commit all he needs to commit to get “his guy.”

He would want the next guy to be a successful as Tony, just to show everyone he was right.

Blows my mind that we would offer someone else what we wouldn’t offer Tony.

Of course, you could offer someone else 1.2 million to coach and give them the extra 1.8 for players. “Jimmies and Joes” and all that.

Even I might be able to coach up that team.

O.K. If Tony leaves, Someone tell Danny to give me 1.2 million/yr. 4 yrs, with an extra 1.8m in my budget for players. I am ready to give it a shot.

@chuckiepoo, I am gonna need some VT co-ed pics for the locker room.

See above, I'm working on it…

 

[volfanhill]

No one took money away from baseball and gave it to women's basketball.

The plan for the distribution of revenue was based on the revenue each sport generates for the University. Tony's argument is that baseball is being severly undervalued right now and that the league needs to use their enormous leverage to go back to ESPN and get a better TV deal. He's not even complaining about how much Lady Vols Basketball is getting. He's complaining because baseball's portion of the revenue is based on outdated data that shouldn't apply to the current reality of college sports and the peerless popularity of the SEC.

That makes sense. But that's not Danny Whites fault or something he can control.

 

[TN Jed]

See above, I'm working on it…

We need Rally Bewbz today, for sure.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Practice about to begin. No one on the field. I would guess a team meeting is happening right now. Maybe good news? One can hope.

 

[chuckiepoo]

Must be nice...been hitting it whenever I can sneak it in.

…twss…

 

[TheMookieMonster]

No lie, I just got this Passan notification and my heart skipped a beat…

 

[chuckiepoo]

…adults in high stakes gigs.

Indeed. Thank you. Not everyone here seems to understand this.

 

[volfanhill]

Practice about to begin. No one on the field. I would guess a team meeting is happening right now. Maybe good news? One can hope.

 

[Christian Lowe]

Practice about to begin. No one on the field. I would guess a team meeting is happening right now. Maybe good news? One can hope.

Could just as easily be telling em he's gone and Elander is taking over starting with this practice

 

[rockytop25]

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Could just as easily be telling em he's gone and Elander is taking over starting with this practice

We gotta be positive. We gotta hope. At least for a fleeting moment because I’ll be a wreck again later if he leaves.

 

[rockytop36]

It’s kinda odd.. if it was really a done deal and with all the leaks out there one way or the other you would think they would just have announced it by now this morning already.. so I’ll go as far to say he hadn't accepted this job offer Saturday or Sunday for sure

 

[Jimmy Football]

Oh, man…he’s got his phone.

Is he calling the Giants? Danny? Donde? Ordering pizza?

Oh, man…

 

[Christian Lowe]

Oh, man…he’s got his phone.

Is he calling the Giants? Danny? Donde? Ordering pizza?

Oh, man…

Or god forbid ordering wings from Magic city

 

[RandomUTfan]

That makes sense. But that's not Danny Whites fault or something he can control.

Tony seems to think to some degree it is. Or at least he can do more than he's currently doing. That's just what it looks like from a birds-eye view.

 

[volsagain]

The University Rallied!

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You da man poo !

 

[RandomUTfan]

That's that guy who stands on the sidelines next to Josh Heupel on game days.

 

[orangefloyd]

Oh, Danny would commit all he needs to commit to get “his guy.”

He would want the next guy to be a successful as Tony, just to show everyone he was right.

Blows my mind that we would offer someone else what we wouldn’t offer Tony.

Of course, you could offer someone else 1.2 million to coach and give them the extra 1.8 for players. “Jimmies and Joes” and all that.

Even I might be able to coach up that team.

O.K. If Tony leaves, Someone tell Danny to give me 1.2 million/yr. 4 yrs, with an extra 1.8m in my budget for players. I am ready to give it a shot.

@chuckiepoo, I am gonna need some VT co-ed pics for the locker room.

Some people can talk themselves into anything.