Tony Vitello On How He Landed Historic San Francisco Giants Manager Role + From CBB To MLB | Bussin'

Recorded: November 03, 2025

Will Compton and Taylor Lewan welcome College Baseball powerhouse Tony Vitello, former head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers and now the new manager of the San Francisco Giants!

Taylor Lewan kicks off the pod by further apologizing for his Spooktober showing. However Will Compton presses him to a point that Taylor defends his title as the king of Spooktober. The boys then recap their Halloweens with the family, sharing stories of trick-or-treating with their kids and the best costumes they saw over the weekend. Followed by Taylor fighting for his life on the bus explaining his battle with gout.

Afterward Vitello hops on the pod and gives the boys an incredible interview. Renowned for his fiery intensity, innovative culture, and championship run, Tony Vitello will now look to translate his skills to the MLB. Tony opens up about his leadership style and team culture building, as well as a few recruiting secrets, game-day rituals (including the infamous leopard-print fur coat for home runs), and how he builds a winning mindset from the ground up. Along the way: light-hearted stories, locker room moments, and unexpected insights into what it takes to win at the highest level of college baseball and what it will take to win a World Series after what we all just witnessed between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays.

Big Hugs, Tiny Kisses!

TIMESTAMP CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro
3:19 Spooktober Is Over
17:34 Gout Is No Joke
31:31 Tickle Turkey Time
36:00 When Is Too Soon For Christmas Decorations?
39:21 Dodgers Win World Series
45:41 The Final Bite
59:52 TONY VITELLO JOINS
59:57 Are The Dodgers Winning Bad For Baseball?
1:04:09 The New San Francisco Giants Manager
1:09:41 Difference In Coaching In College v MLB
1:10:37 Telling Tennessee He Was Leaving
1:18:03 Was The MLB A Goal Of His?
1:24:09 Coming Up The Coaching Ranks
1:26:36 Nerves During Hiring Process
1:27:47 NIL In College Baseball
1:43:08 Salary Cap In MLB?
1:44:37 Tony Owes The Boys Some Money
1:47:14 Farm System vs College
1:53:10 Motivating Players With So Many Games
1:54:38 Moments He Likes To Look Back On
1:58:18 Taylor’s First Pitch
2:04:14 Bud Light: What Would You Do Anything For?

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