Lynn Worthy | Post-Dispatch

Sports columnist

The number of people from local baseball corners prepared to square up, figuratively, and take on former Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon must have reached an all-time high this week. After all, Maddon took a verbal shot at St. Louis’ native son Tony Vitello becoming manager of the San Francisco Giants. kAm(6==[ E92E =@H\92?8:?8 7CF:E :D?’E 24EF2==J H92E 3C:?8D >6 E@ E96 <6J3@2C5] x? 724E[ E@ >J 62CD[ |255@?’D 4@>>6?ED 5:5?’E C62==J 5:DA=2J C2?4@C @C G:EC:@= E@H2C5 ':E6==@]k^Am kAm(92E x 962C5 7C@> |255@? 5FC:?8 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^@>?J]7>^D9@HD^>FCA9\>2C<FD\A@542DE^``\``\;@6\>255@?\;@:?D\>FCA9\>2C<FD\E@\8:G6\9:D\E9@F89ED\@?\E96\E@?J\G:E6==@\D:8?:?8\2?5\E96\A@D:E:@?\E96\8:2?ED\2C6\:?\8@:?8\:?E@\a_aeQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmE92E C25:@ :?E6CG:6H H:E9 “%

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