KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Former Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello accepted the job of managing the San Francisco Giants Wednesday. After news broke, he spoke with WVLT partner Volquest , issuing a statement and answering some questions.

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Volquest’s Eric Cain has reported what he said , in the form of a lengthy transcript of both the statement, read aloud by Vitello, and a brief question-and-answer session.

The statement and questions were strictly Tennessee-focused.

Transcript

“By now, you all know I officially accepted a position to babysit Drew Gilbert. Normally I don’t read to y’all, but hopefully I can just get through some notes without any tears. There’s been a lot. Had to

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