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Tennessee Baseball Coach Had a Hilarious Excuse for Delayed In-Game Interview

An honest explanation.

Kyle Koster

Tony Vitello had a funny line during an in-game interview with ESPN.
Tony Vitello had a funny line during an in-game interview with ESPN. / Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Tony Vitello's quest to lead Tennessee to back-to-back national championships was made harder as the Volunteers dropped Game 1 of a best-of-three series against Arkansas on Saturday. It was a highly combative game that featured both teams getting warned after some trash-talking approached the line. But it wasn't all contentious as Vitello joined ESPN for an in-game interview in which he provided insight and apologized for delaying the live hit.

"Sorry for the delay," he said. "I have a small bladder."

The announcers loved this honest line, offering genuine laughter.

Vitello used a lot of solid material to become a breakout star in Omaha last year and it appears he continues to explore the space. Tennessee needs to rebound and beat the Razorbacks twice in a row to continue their title defense and give their manager more chances to fire off one-liners.

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Kyle Koster
KYLE KOSTER

Kyle Koster is an assistant managing editor at Sports Illustrated covering the intersection of sports and media. He was formerly the editor in chief of The Big Lead, where he worked from 2011 to '24. Koster also did turns at the Chicago Sun-Times, where he created the Sports Pros(e) blog, and at Woven Digital.

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