The sound of the wood bat still turns Tony Vitello’s head. The new manager of the Giants is trying to figure out where the bathrooms are and what the rules are and who the players are, but he is also trying to get used to the most visceral change of all: crack instead of ping.
After 24 years coaching at the collegiate level, Vitello admits he will miss the metal bats a bit. “But this is so natural,” he says. “It’s a tradition-based sport. That’s part of the tradition.”
