Which is uglier? Barry Zito's contract or Willie McGee?

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 Which is uglier? Barry Zito's contract or Willie McGee?
As you all know, Barry Zito signed a contract with the Giants for seven years and $126 million in December 2006. Zito hasn't exactly lived up to that contract. He may have been an All-Star multiple times before coming to the Giants, but it doesn't look like he'll ever be one with them. This brings to mind another player who was an All-Star several times before playing for the Giants, and ... [link]

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Morning Constitutional: You Stay Classy, Boston
Published 6/18/2008 at The Sporting Blog
... | From the Marbles This is what the Dolphins should've done after they finally won a game last season. Which is uglier? Zito's contract or Willie McGee? | The Big Picture I'd like to submit the Nationals' offense for consideration.

Links of the Day 6/18/08
Published 6/18/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) at The Victoria Times
... takes some issue with the coverage of the Marvin Harrison fiasco. Not being from the Bay Area, I'll have to say Willie McGee in response to this debate. Oh yeah. ...

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