Of the
Oakland Athletics' "Big Three" pitchers who dominated the team's "Moneyball" era, Barry Zito was perhaps the finest. The youngest of the group, which included Tim Hudson and Mark Mulder, Barry was the first to win a Cy Young Award, edging out Pedro Martinez for the 2002 AL trophy. Barry's freewheeling, devil-may-care attitude has made him a star, but his incredible curveball is a big part of what makes him a success in MLB. His offbeat persona and pitching prowess draws comparisons to David Wells, though Zito's career holds more promise than Boomer's, perfect game notwithstanding.
SUPPORT HOSED: Barry Zito is probably deciding whether he should rub Ryan Sadowski for luck or cut his brake lines. In two major-league starts, the Giants have scored 20 runs for Sadowski, or just nine fewer than they have scored for Zito all season in 16...
Publ.Date : Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:31:26 GMTThe Giants' rotation is full of big names, with Cy Young winners Randy Johnson, Tim Lincecum and Barry Zito, and Matt Cain.
Publ.Date : Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:25:50 GMTThe team that is paying Barry Zito $18.5 million this year does not deserve to be good, but somehow the baseball powers-that-be have allowed this to happen.
Publ.Date : Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:11:23 GMT
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Music runs deeply in the Zito family. Barry's dad composed and arranged for Nat Cole for 15 years, his mother was a singer and Barry's sister, Sally Zito, is an up-and-coming singer/songwriter. Barry himself plays guitar and has been known to heckle fellow teamates with songs in the locker room.
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