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
thinking wind games
I think in the bullpen you can tell during your warmups, if you have a good feel for it. But anything can happen once you get into a game. Sometimes you just wind up throwing it better than ever before one day without knowing why.
thinking people totems
Some people pray to a totem pole, some people pray to a sun, some people pray to a god. It all works for them. It all comes back to what you think.
thinking advice left-hand
Meyer and I have a bit in common because we're both left-handed. I think it's great that he seeks out that advice because he's not too cool or too uncomfortable to ask for it.
fighting thinking guy
I think I'm aware of what goes on in my mind more than some guys, and for that reason I fight more battles.
thinking people care
I'm so secure in myself I couldn't care less what people think of me.
anywhere changed contend expected great june near playing playoff run upset win
We were playing not anywhere near to our capabilities. But regardless, I don't think we expected to come out and contend for a playoff spot. Things changed after our great run in June and July. Now we're going to be upset if we don't win the division.
against door picked shutting tough
It was tough shutting the door tonight. And we still picked up a half-game against Anaheim on its day off.
against door picked shutting tough
It was tough shutting the door tonight, ... And we still picked up a half-game against Anaheim on its day off.
anyone best drives hang knows league major money people pitcher toward understand
I understand why people think that way, but anyone who knows anything about me knows that money is not what drives me. My drive has always been toward being the best pitcher in Major League Baseball, and that will be my drive right up to the day I hang up my spikes.
distract major
There won't be any intangibles that can distract the clubhouse, we'll know what to expect. That's a major plus.
dress guy village
Dude, he's, like, 38 or something. I'm not going to be the guy who makes a 38-year-old dress like the Village People.
falling throwing
Same old thing. I'm still falling behind, throwing way too many pitches.
traded
Personally, I don't think I'm going to get traded this year,
baseball breaks brown figure front gods gotten seen
Brown was way out in front of a changeup, ... That's just the baseball gods there. ... I haven't seen their games, but I figure they hadn't gotten breaks like that.