Vitello vs Elander

[golfballvol]

Career winning percentage:
Tony Vitello: .722
Josh Elander: 1.000

 

[BruisedOrange]

 

[Just a VolinTears]

 

[WillisWG]

Better beard, Josh or Tony?

 

[golfballvol]

Better beard, Josh or Tony?

Josh

 

[TNnative]

For a moment there, I thought they were going to box each other.

 

[DonDiego]

Career winning percentage:
Tony Vitello: .722
Josh Elander: 1.000

Good start. A little early on the comparison.

 

[feathersax]

Good start. A little early on the comparison.

Early...yes, & totally pointless thread. Some folks need to get a hobby, eh?

 

[Zues1]

The OPs just having a little fun. I smiled.
Relax and laugh a little.

 

[knoxvol52]

The OPs just having a little fun. I smiled.
Relax and laugh a little.

 

[BruisedOrange]

Good start. A little early on the comparison.

Just setting up the inevitable "demise of Tennessee baseball," to be proven by the trend line following our first loss.

While the orange-tinted glasses wearers are playing checkers... BVS is playing chess.

 

[BigBadVol]

This team is loaded. I’m really going to miss CTV but I think CJE has a chance to be really good.

 

[Zues1]

Career winning percentage:
Tony Vitello: .722
Josh Elander: 1.000

Still relevant today

 

[VetVol]

I probably just missed the discussion earlier, but with Frank gone, is Elander coaching the pitchers? What kind of effect will not having Frank do to the pitching this year?

 

[rockytop25]

I probably just missed the discussion earlier, but with Frank gone, is Elander coaching the pitchers? What kind of effect will not having Frank do to the pitching this year?

Reynolds is the pitching coach

 

[BruisedOrange]

I probably just missed the discussion earlier, but with Frank gone, is Elander coaching the pitchers? What kind of effect will not having Frank do to the pitching this year?

One difference seems to be more emphasis on holding runners on-base.

I think Frank was right to focus college pitchers on just pitching, with the idea that getting them good enough in that skill set would provide them a ticket to the minor leagues, where other skill sets could be added.

It isn't so much that Frank is no longer right, but that now the pathway to the majors has changed--and possibly, today's best high school pitchers arrive further developed than they were 10 years ago. I'm guessing that Reynolds' coaching has been informed more by current trends. Just a guess.


edit: Of course, maybe the market--the money being spent on and to college players--has changed the demands for higher quality and a fuller skill set. People spend/invest money to gain a return, and for college programs today that means consistent, year-to-year pursuit of national championships.

 

[rocketskates]

I appreciate the humor of the thread, on a serious note, I fully expect Elander to keep the train rolling.

 

[Shrimp&Grits&Vols]

I am calling it. Undefeated until we get in SEC play

 

[NighthawkVol]

I probably just missed the discussion earlier, but with Frank gone, is Elander coaching the pitchers? What kind of effect will not having Frank do to the pitching this year?

Vitello brought Josh Reynolds over from Cincinnati after the 2024 season with the idea that he'd be Frank's replacement. He was Frank's assistant for a year and has now been promoted to pitching coach.

Josh Reynolds - Baseball Coach - University of Tennessee Athletics

After spending one season as Tennessee's Director of Baseball Operations and Pitching Performance, Josh Reynolds was promoted to assistant coach and tasked w...

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