Tony Vitello was asked a press conference question that no MLB manager wants to answer, and he almost went too far in the process

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Former Tennessee Volunteers head baseball coach Tony Vitello, who is in his first season as the manager of the San Francisco Giants, is learning quickly that honeymoons don’t last long in the big leagues.

Former Tennessee Vols baseball coach Tony Vitello is learning that honeymoons don’t last long in the big leagues.

Vitello, who is in his first season as the manager of the San Francisco Giants, is the leader of a team that’s tied with the New York Mets for the worst record in the national league.

As a result, the Giants heard some rare boos in Oracle Park on Saturday during the team’s 13-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Tony Vitello addresses Giants fans booing during loss to Pirates

Vitello was asked about the boos after the game and he said that fans are free to voice their opinions if they buy a ticket (or if they’re gifted a ticket).

The former Tennessee coach also suggested that his team’s effort wasn’t good enough.

“They paid for their ticket or, at the very least, even if it was free, they chose this over everything [else],” said Vitello. “I mean, there’s 85 million shows you can watch on Netflix, or every other deal there is. Or in this city — I haven’t gone out much, but anytime I have, there’s a lot going on.

“So whether you paid for your ticket or you just chose to do this over other options, or maybe your walls are painted orange and black and this is the team your whole family, for generations, has supported and you’ve got a lot invested. So you want something in return or, at the very least, a good effort — maybe execution here and there … but I think it got to the point where it wasn’t an acceptable effort. So they probably did what you or I would maybe do — I don’t know that I’d do that (boo), just trying to be as positive as possible — but I think it’s pretty realistic (for fans to boo). And if anything, maybe it’s reverse psychology and providing a little extra motivation.”