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After 0-6 start, Giants move $126M ace Zito to bullpen - MLB

Sons of Steve Garvey found this 4/29/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Zito was demoted to the bullpen Monday by the San Francisco Giants , who hope the former ace can correct his problems by working in relief. The move was first reported by ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney. Zito, who only 16 ...

The San Francisco Giants Demote Barry Zito to the Bullpen, Should Demote Themselves Instead

alanhull1 posted 4/29/2008 from baseballmastermind.com

Let's get some things straight: 1) Zito was never a hard-thrower and while the decline in his velocity is concerning, it was an inevitability, although the Giants were hoping the decline would come later rather than now. 2) Zito has never had good command of his fast ball. Hitters are sitting on the fastball and things are getting ugly for the left-hander and for the San Francisco Giants.

Franchise Defining Trade Possibilities: NL West

Dave Rouleau posted 4/29/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com

Let's take a look at each team's potential, realistic franchise-defining trade for the 2008 trading deadline, now in the NL West.

Gut Check Time: Can you name these baseball bellies?

dichalk posted 4/29/2008 from sports.yahoo.com

Can you name that belly from the Dodgers, Rockies, Phillies and Giants? Combine stomachs with ill-fitting baseball uniforms and it makes for a great weekly quiz here on the Stew. The inaugural class is listed in increasing order of difficulty, so feel free to post your guesses below. Answers will be revealed in a post later today.

Giants Completely Mishandling Barry Zito

Babes Love Baseball found this 4/29/2008 on larrybrownsports.com

Sure it would be funny to make some crack about Barry Zito being the most expensive long reliever in history, but that would be trite. I don’t feel like piling onto Barry even though people say it’s hard to sympathize with a man making ...