Zito’s Zero
baseballmusings.com 7/8/2009 — Barry Zito pitched his best game of the season against a punchless Marlins lineup. They’re a different team without Hanley Ramirez in the order. Barry lasted 8 1/3 innings for the short shutout, nicely striking out six while walking one. The Fish managed just four hits, all singles. ...

Barry Zito: Worst Pitcher Contract Ever?
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 7/17/2009 — When the Giants signed Barry Zito in 2006, they thought they had just locked up their ace for the next seven years. The team believed that Zito had the goods to lead the Giants in the post Barry Bonds era by consistently taking the ball every fifth ...

Zito Gaining Speed?
statspeak.net 7/16/2009 — Warning: Low(ish) Content When running some pitch f/x numbers for an upcoming piece, I noticed Barry Zito's fastball has been rising in velocity. When Zito was having success with the A's, his fastball was around 87 mph. It had dipped before he got to the Giants, but it has started to rise ...

Barry Zito Rattles Marlins
miamisportsgeneration.com 7/8/2009 — Barry Zito was been, for a lack of a better word, horrible since joining the Giants in 2007. He hasn't been the pitcher he was for the A's. That's until he has to face the Florida Marlins. He is 4-0 in 5 starts with 2 shutouts in his career. The Florida Marlins have served as a confidence ...

An Abandoned Idea Of Zito For Wells
paullebowitz.com 7/16/2009 — When ESPN's Rumor Central mentioned that the Giants would like to get rid of Barry Zito (no kidding!), I thought a possible swap of Zito to the Blue Jays for Vernon Wells might make sense...until I looked at Wells's contract, which is quite possibly the worst contract ever signed, anywhere.

Kawakami: It's time for Giants to part ways with Zito - San Jose Mercury News
mercurynews.com 7/16/2009 — Barry Zito is the pinch that lets the Giants know they're not dreaming. This is a franchise renaissance season, brimming with young talent, and the Giants' players and management deserve all credit after four sometimes senseless years. It's a dream ...

New 2B Sanchez, Zito get Giants by Phils (AP)
sports.yahoo.com 8/3/2009 — Freddy Sanchez had two hits and two RBIs in his first game with San Francisco, Barry Zito made his third straight strong start and the Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 on Sunday. Sanchez, who was acquired from Pittsburgh two days before ...

BBTF's Transaction Oracle Discussion :: Barry Zito, Consistency, and the 2009 Giants
baseballthinkfactory.org 7/16/2009 — In a recent column , Tim Kawakami suggested that Barry Zito was worse than his statistics suggest due to his inconsistency, that his higher percentage of "dud games" hurt the San Francisco Giants win-loss record. So, is it true? It's a quick, simple ...

Kawakami: Doing the math: Nobody in baseball throws more duds than Barry Zito
baseballthinkfactory.org 7/13/2009 — Zeet Games? Could have sworn that made Cracked 12 Awesomest Games of 2010 list. He’s not a good No. 3 starter, not a good No. 4, not deserving of any spot if he produces wipe-out games every third outing. Which he’s doing. Yes, I went back and ...

Zito flirts with no-hitter, Giants win (AP)
sports.yahoo.com 6/22/2009 — Barry Zito carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning, Randy Winn hit a go-ahead single in the seventh and the San Francisco Giants took advantage of another Texas mistake for a 3-2 victory over the Rangers on Sunday and a series sweep. Zito (4-7) ...

Zito outduels Marlins' Johnson — Major League Baseball News 7/8/2009
Barry Zito enjoyed one of his best performances as a Giant, limiting the Florida Marlins to four hits over 8 1/3 innings Tuesday night as the Giants prevailed, 3-0, for their seventh victory in 10 games.

Zito finally gets some support — Boston.com -- Baseball News 7/8/2009
Barry Zito pitched into the ninth in his best start of the season, Juan Uribe hit a two-run homer and the San Francisco Giants won their fourth straight at home against Florida with a 3-0 victory over the Marlins on Tuesday night.

Giants stay hot, shut out Marlins — L.A. Times - Baseball News 7/8/2009
Barry Zito pitches 81/3 scoreless innings and Juan Uribe homers in San Francisco's 3-0 victory. > Barry Zito pitched into the ninth in his best start of the ...

Zito goes 8 1-3, leads Giants by Marlins (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 7/8/2009
Barry Zito pitched into the ninth in his best start of the season, Juan Uribe hit a two-run homer and the San Francisco Giants won their fourth straight at home against Florida with a 3-0 victory over the Marlins on Tuesday night. Zito was close ...

Zito, Romo combine to blank Marlins — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 7/8/2009
Three years have passed since Barry Zito was an All-Star. He is traveling an uphill road to re-establish himself as an elite pitcher and must be content to cheer teammates Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum as they go to St. Louis for the All-Star Game on ...