Barry Zito
Barry Zito
Barry William Zitois an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseballfor the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants. His pitching repertoire consisted of a curveball, a four-seam fastball, a two-seam fastball, a circle changeup, and a cutter–slider...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth13 May 1978
CityLas Vegas, NV
CountryUnited States of America
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Basically, I had to grab it and side flip it. I was trying to grab it with two hands and stop my momentum. In retrospect, I should have taken my glove off and used my right hand. Plays didn't go our way.
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I didn't have great fastball command or a curveball tonight either until the last few innings,
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I feel I can hang out with any group of people and find common ground to talk with them.
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It's pretty cool going into camp knowing exactly what the staff is going to look like on Opening Day. A lot of years, you've got a spot or two in the rotation open, and maybe another two or three spots in the 'pen. So there's definitely some comfort there. Everybody can just focus on what they need to do to get ready.
fired obviously teams
That's something teams don't do. They were obviously fired up.
dark lights
It was kind of strange. It is dark here and the lights aren't great.
house outfits wearing
Oh, they'll be wearing those outfits around the house on off-days.
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It's so cool to see all these people stepping up and doing something for the real heroes in our country. More and more, people are seeing that this isn't about whether you're for or against war. It's about being there in whatever way we can for the people putting their lives on the line.
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It's going to be nuts in there. I mean, opening night at home is cool as it is, but that it's against what some people are saying is going to be the best team in baseball definitely makes it more exciting.
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It's a big area of frustration for us. Myself and the team, it seems the same -- one good game, one bad one, one good game, one bad one.
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It wasn't so much the coldness as the wetness. I got so much mud in my spikes that it was hard to plate that front leg. There will be days you go out and its muddy. You just pitch through it. It's going to be cold in Seattle and I hope we have a nice day in Oakland.
electric games last month
It was electric out there. Games like this ... The last month should be pretty sweet.
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It's great. The offense has picked up the last couple games and has shown what they can do.
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We're having the bus stop five blocks away from the hotel, too. So they'll be walking the streets of Cleveland all pimped out.