Everyone knows San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello is the new guy. And, when you're the new guy, there's a lot to do. For the past two weekends, Vitello has been deeply engaged in meeting fans in Giants Fanfest activities. Last weekend it was San Jose. This weekend it was San Pedro. There was no managerial hiring this cycle that has been -- and will be -- more closely scrutinized than Vitello's. San Francisco fans have the right to be skeptical. Vitello has done question and answer sessions at both FanFest sessions and on Saturday he got a question that led him to reveal shortstop Willy Adames' nickname for his first-year manager. Per Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle on X (formerly Twitter), Adames has a one-word nickname for Vitello, as the skipper said that Adames keeps calling him 'rookie.' It's not creative, but it is apt. Vitello is a rookie in every sense when it comes to Major League Baseball. He's never been a professional player, coach or manager, making president of baseball operations Buster Posey's decision to hire him one without modern precedent. The St. Louis, Missouri, native played his college baseball at Missouri and went straight into being an...
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