Tony Vitello gives most ironic reason possible for brutal SF Giants start to season

The SF Giants have been shut out in both of their first two regular season games. That is the first time that has happened in franchise history, and new manager Tony Vitello gave the most ironic reason for why the Giants have looked so bad to begin the season.

Vitello blames himself for the bad start and said that he believes the team feels a little too "emotional." He apparently gave a speech a few days before the start of the season that has been dubbed a "fire and brimstone" address and he feels that may have gotten the guys in the locker room too amped up or in the wrong mindset.

Vitello blames emotions for brutal SF Giants start to the season

Robbie Ray, who started Friday's game and pitched quite well outside of a two-run homer he gave up to Aaron Judge, was asked about Vitello's comments and disagreed, saying that big-league players know how to manage the ups and downs of a season.

It's certainly more than a little ironic that Vitello thinks emotions are to blame for the team's rough start since part of the reason he was hired was because of the energy and emotional managerial style he brought to the table at the University of Tennessee. The Giants were hoping that sort of approach could shake things up in a positive way after so many years of mediocrity.

One can't blame Vitello for feeling like maybe he overdid it a little bit since the team has gotten off to about as non-ideal a start as possible. They've lost their first two games to the Yankees and were outscored a combined 10-0 while only recording four hits total.

After the team's 7-0 loss on Opening Night where Logan Webb got shelled, the hope was that Friday's Opening Day 2.0 could serve as something of a fresh start for the team.

It did not, but the good news is that it is only the second game of the season. There are 160 games left and there is plenty of time for the Giants to figure things out.

It would have been easier if Vitello got his first big league win out of the way already, but baseball is not an easy game. This isn't college and he is getting his first taste of adversity so if he and the team respond well to it they should come out stronger on the other side.