For the third time in six years, the San Francisco Giants held a press conference to introduce a new manager. Tony Vitello is the 40th manager in franchise history — 42 if you count interim managers — and a wholly unknown quantity at the major league level. A successful Division I college coach with no pro playing or coaching experience to lead what was once one of the sport’s crown jewel franchises? Unprecedented, and, given Baseball’s failure rate, one that seems like a disaster from the jump; however, calamity was the last thing on my mind after watching this morning’s presser.

It came as close to joyful as (1) a baseball press conference that (2) introduces an unknown quantity could be. Buster Posey was impressed by the 47-year old Vitello’s natural leadership, along with “His vision.

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