Why Max Scherzer believes new Giants manager Tony Vitello will excel in MLB

New Giants manager Tony Vitello is making history as the first MLB skipper to earn a job having only coached at the collegiate level, but one of his former players believes the 47-year-old is more than qualified.Veteran Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer, who played for then-assistant coach Vitello at Missouri from 2004 to 2006, explained to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal last week why the ex-Tennessee coach will excel in the MLB ranks.“It’s the competitiveness. It’s the fire. It’s the intensity,” Scherzer told Rosenthal. “And it’s the communication skills. He makes it so relatable. He’s such a players’ guy. He makes you want to run through a brick wall for him. He was perfect for me when I was in college. He helped even to foster my mentality and add to it, really helped bring it out of me. Mizzou was my ground zero where I really took off and his fingerprints are all over that. So I absolutely believe in him. He’s to this day one of my closest friends and I absolutely believe he’s gonna get it done at the big league level.”It might be hard to find anyone more familiar with what it takes to succeed in...