The San Francisco Giants didn't shock the baseball world on Wednesday, but that's only because most people already had an idea that the big news was coming.

After parting ways with manager Bob Melvin at the end of the season, the Giants are preparing to announce the hire of Tony Vitello, according to The Athletic . Vitello, the national champion head baseball coach at Tennessee, will become the first-ever college coach to become a major league manager with no prior professional experience, according to Brian Murphy of MLB.com.

It's a seismic day in Major League Baseball, as the Giants are breaking the mold in their quest to finally get over the hump in the brutally competitive National League West. And naturally, there's bound to be skepticism about a college coach's ability to trans

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