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The many 'Wow, I just got rocked!' faces of Barry Zito
The many 'Wow, I just got rocked!' faces of Barry Zito
A greatest hits collection of Barry Zito's outings this season.
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Breaking: Pirates Bobblehead May Be Giving Us The Finger [MLB Closer]
Deadspin — ... • Zito To Watch Games From The Outfield For A Spell. With the Giants' Barry Zito being demoted to the bullpen on Monday, it's going to be a while probably until we're able to see that "I just got rocked" expression that we've all come to know and love from our favorite $126 million starter. Fortunately, Big League Stew over at Yahoo has quite a collection of those precious moments, which they share with you here. As Stew points out, at $18 million per season, Zito is the most expensive reliever in the majors, beating out Mariano Rivera by $3 million. He is also only ...

Rounding The Bases: Amazing Pictures Edition
Bugs & Cranks — Elijah Dukes hoses off an elephant. [Nats Enquirer] A lonely Reed Johnson finally finds a good use for that chin cushion. [Goatriders] A collection of Barry Zito’s fu@k faces. [BL Stew] Finally…. Nick Punto straddling a unicorn. [THOSE Girls] BONUS: For the Philly phaithful: Samuel Dalembert’s hair. (Pretty sure this is my first Rounding The Bases without mentioning the Yankees or The G-POPE…. chances are they’ll return next week.) Got a story we should see? ...

The Zito Face
ShysterBall — Courtesy of 'Duk at Big League Stew, here's a funny compilation of shell-shocked Barry Zito pics.

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