Should he stay or should he go? The jury is deliberating on Tony Vitello

Should we fire Tony Vitello today?

Buster Posey would be the person doing the actual firing, of course, he’s the Giants’ President of Baseball Ops. But Buster welcomes the input of fans, sportswriters and rando pontificators. Much like I welcome a fly surfing in my beer mug.

Let’s talk about Vitello. It’s a topic that’s not going away, because the Giants likely are in for a painful slog to the finish line this season, and nobody’s going to say, “The Giants suck, but their skipper sure looks good!”

In a moment, I’m going to tell you why I lean to firing Vitello at season’s end.

First, a disclaimer: Firing managers and coaches is not my specialty. There are journalists and social commentators who are trained for that task. I believe you need a license of some kind.

I don’t want to be a willy-nilly skipper-flipper. Before I use my platform to demand the firing of a manager, I need solid rationale. Something meatier than “He’s lost the players.” That phrase always makes me think of Little Bo Peep.