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7/23/2019 Barry Zito
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Barry Zito
Zito with the San Francisco Giants
Oakland Athletics No. 75
Pitcher
Born:May 13, 1978
Las Vegas, Nevada
Bats:Left Throws:Left
MLB debt
!"y ##, #$$$ for the %a&"and 'th"etics
MLB statistics!thro"h #$%& season'
(inloss record 1()*1+3
)arned rn a*era"e +$#
+trikeots 1,883
Tea,s
%a&"and 'th"etics -#$$$*#$$(.
San Francisco Giants -#$$7*#$13.
%a&"and 'th"etics -#$1)*/resent.
-areer hi"hli"hts and awards
0or"d Series cha/ion -#$1#.
'L 2y o!ng 'ward -#$$#.
'L wins "eader -#$$#.
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Barry Zitoro 0i&i/edia, the free encyc"o/edia
arry (illia, Zito-6orn May 13, 1978. is an 'erican /rofessiona" 6ase6a"" /itcher for
he %a&"and 'th"etics of Maor Leag!e ase6a"" -ML. e has a"so /"ayed in ML for
he San Francisco Giants is /itching re/ertoire consists of a c!rve6a"" -his stri&eo!t
itch., a fo!r5sea fast6a"", a two5sea fast6a"", a circ"e change!/, and a c!tter5s"ider e
ands ( feet # inches -188 . ta"" and weighs #$) /o!nds -93 &g.
ito attended the :niversity of 2a"ifornia, Santa ar6ara, Los 'nge"es ;ierce 2o""ege, andhe :niversity of So!thern 2a"ifornia n #$$(, he ade the '""5Star tea and /osted a 1)*1 record when receiving
wo or ore r!ns of s!//ort
o""owing his seventh season with the 'th"etics, Zito signed a seven5year dea" with the
Giants in
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4 Legacy
5 Awards
6 Personal life
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Early life
ito was orn !ay "#$ "978$ in Las %egas$ &e'ada( )is fa*ily *o'ed to San +iego$ ,alifornia$ to -el. -i* concentrate on -is aseallareer( )is fat-er e'en sto..ed working to coac- -i*(/"0)e transferred fro* El ,a1on2s 3ross*ont )ig- Sc-ool to ni'ersity of San +iego
)ig- Sc-ool$ a Ro*an ,at-olic sc-ool(/0/#0
ito t-en attended , Santa arara w-ere -e earned res-*an AllA*erica )onors wit- "5 strikeots in 85: innings(/0;n -is so.-o*ore
eason$ Zito transferred to Los Angeles Pierce ,ollege so t-at -e cold e eligile for t-e !a1or Leage aseall draft( At Pierce$ -e .osted a
(6 earned rn a'erage wit- "#5 strikeots in "?# innings$ and was na*ed to t-e allstate and allconference tea*s( /0/40)e
-en transferred to t-e ni'ersity of Sot-ern ,alifornia
At-letics wit- t-e nint- .ick of t-e first rond$ and signed for a "(59 *illion ons(/70/80
Minor leagues
n "999$ Zito egan -is .rofessional career wit- t-e %isalia Daks$ Dakland2s A tea*( )e went #>? wit- a (45 ERA in eig-t starts( )e strck
t 6 in 4?: innings(/70Zito was .ro*oted to t-e !idland Rock)onds$ and went >" wit- a 4(9" ERA to finis- t-e AA sc-edle( /70)e
-en got one start for t-e AAA %anco'er ,anadians$ allowing a lone rn wit- six strikeots in six innings(/80
ito egan t-e ??? season in AAA wit- t-e Sacra*ento Ri'er ,ats
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Zito pitching for the Athletics in
2002
n 2001, Zito Switched his Uniform Number to 75 which he would we!r throughout the rest of his c!reer" finished third in the Americ!n
e!gue A#" in stri$eouts per nine innings %&'1", fourth in stri$eouts 205", si(th in wins 17", eighth in )*A +&-", !nd tenth in winning
ercent!ge &'%0"&.12/Zito bec!me the si(th left !ged 2+ or ounger since 1-02 to stri$e out !t le!st 200 b!tters in ! se!son& After ! gre!t
oo$ie se!son, Zito struggled through the e!rl p!rt of the 2001 se!son, posting ! '7 record with ! 5&01 )*A in his first 22 st!rts& owe3er,
e rebounded nicel !nd b August, he w!s putting up good pitching numbers& Zito w!s n!med 4itcher of the onth in August, going 51
with ! 1&02 )*A& Zito won 4itcher of the onth !g!in in September, going '0 with ! 1&%- )*A& 6uring those l!st two months of the
e!son, Zito went ! combined 111 with ! 1&+2 )*A, best in b!seb!ll&.2/.15/
he Athletics m!de the postse!son !nd !g!in pl!ed the 8!n$ees in the A#6S& Zito pitched in 9!me + !g!inst i$e ussin!& e went eight
nnings, stri$ing out si(, w!l$ing one, !nd !llowing !n e!rned run& :ut Zito too$ the loss !s the 8!n$ees won the g!me, 10&.2/he 8!n$ees
would end up t!$ing the series, +2&.1'/
002
In 2002, Zito bec!me one of the best pitchers in b!seb!ll& ;n win m!r$ since :ob ?elch got there
on St!r te!m for the first time in his c!reer& ;n record 1'th
str!ight win !t home& Zito !g!in f!ced the Angels in his ne(t st!rt !nd produced simil!r results& e went
'&1 innings !nd g!3e up @ust one run& h!t win g!3e Zito the most wins b !n A# pitcher 1"& Zito
would become the A#=s first 15>g!me winner when he be!t the *!ngers& ;n August 2+, Zito recorded
his 1%th win of the se!son, gi3ing him one more th!n his pre3ious c!reer high of 17, in ! g!me !g!inst
the 6etroit igers&.2/
;n August 2%, Zito e!rned his 1-th win of the se!son !g!inst the !ns!s Bit *o!ls& owe3er, he lost
his bid for ! perfect g!me in the si(th inning when Neifi 4CreD singled with one out& Zito g!3e credit to
4CreD& EI w!sn=t pitching to m!int!in ! no>hitter or something,E Zito s!id& EI left the b!ll up o3er the
middle to 4CreD, !nd he hit it up the middle& It w!s ! good piece of hitting&E .17/
;n September %, Zito bec!me the first pitcher in the A# to win 20 g!mes when he pitched se3en innings !nd !llowed no e!rned runs !g!inst
he innesot! wins& EI=m not pitching for the B 8oung,E Zito s!id& EI=m pitching to get the ;!$l!nd A=s into the pl!offs !nd to the ?orld
eries&E.1%/In his ne(t st!rt, !g!inst the Se!ttle !riners, Zito too$ ! no>hitter into the eighth inning before tpe se!son& e=s @ust been ste!d !ll se!son long&E .20/
n 9!me + of the A#6S, Zito went si( innings !nd g!3e up three e!rned runs !g!inst the wins, e!rning the win&.2/owe3er, the wins
efe!ted the Athletics in fi3e g!mes, m!$ing the Athletics the first te!m to lose the deciding g!me of ! series three e!rs in ! row& .21/
ito would go on to win the A# B 8oung Aw!rd with ! 2+5 record, n!rrowl defe!ting 4edro !rtFneD in the 3oting& e led the le!gue
with 2+ wins, w!s second in winning percent!ge &%21", !nd third in both )*A 2&75" !nd stri$eouts 1%2"& Zito=s 2+ wins were the most b !n
A# left>h!nder since Gr!n$ Hiol! h!d 2 wins for innesot! in 1-%%& Zito !lso !llowed ! &1%5 !3er!ge to opposing hitters, the lowest in the
A#&.12/
!rtFneD, who=d led the A# in )*A 2&2'", stri$eouts 2+-", !nd winning percent!ge &%++", bec!me the first pitcher since the
ntroduction of the !w!rd to le!d his le!gue in e!ch of the three c!tegories !nd not win the !w!rd&.22/Zito bec!me the first A=s pitcher to win
he B 8oung Aw!rd since 6ennis )c$ersle did it in 1--2& Zito w!s !lso n!med A# SN 4itcher of the 8e!r&.2/
00$
n 200+, Zito st!rted off with ! win !g!inst the !riners& e went ' innings !nd !llowed !n e!rned run, !n *:I single b ;lerud in the first
nning& In his ne(t st!rt, Zito went 7 innings, struc$ out 7, w!l$ed , !nd !llowed one run !g!inst e(!s& In the process, he bec!me onl the
fth A=s pitcher to win 10 str!ight g!mes, the first since ?elch in 1--0& ;n April 1%, Zito went nine innings, !llowing si( hits !nd no runs in
st!rt !g!inst the *!ngers& Zito impro3ed to -0 in his c!reer !g!inst e(!s& After the g!me, e(!s m!n!ger :uc$ Show!lter s!id, EI got the
eeling he m!de it loo$ prett e!s& ?hen he h!s th!t $ind of comm!nd, ou c!n see wh!t h!ppens&E.2+/Zito struggled in his second>to l!st
!rt before the All>St!r :re!$ on
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Zito throwing a pitch
n Game 2 of the ALDS against the Red Sox, Zito went seven innings, striking out nine, waking two, aowing one earned run, and earning
he win in !akand"s #$% triumph& In Game #, Zito went six innings and aowed four earned runs, taking the oss as the Red Sox won the
ame and the series&'2#(
004
n 2))*, Zito strugged and posted the worst num+ers of his career at the time& Zito went 2$ with a -&. /RA in the month of Apri& '2-(!n
0a1 2., facing iff Lee, he threw eight shutout innings +ut received a no3decision in a %$) oss to the eveand Indians&'24(5e threw eight
hutout innings of four3hit +a in a #$) victor1 over the Devi Ra1s on August 2%& !akand manager 6en 0acha woud have et him throw a
ompete game, +ut Zito said, 7I was worr1ing a+out +eing fresh for the next game& I didn"t want to end up 'throwing( %%#$%2) 'pitches(, so I
ook advantage of the situation and shut it down&7'2.(!n Septem+er %2, he threw seven shutout innings and had %) strikeouts, earning the win
n a %$) victor1 over the Indians&'28(9or the season, he went %%$%% with a *&*. /RA& :hat was his on1 1ear with the Athetics that his /RA
was more than *&))& 5e sti finished %)th in the eague in strikeouts with %-&'%2(
005
oowing the departure of :im 5udson and 0ark 0uder, Zito was given his first !pening Da1
ssignment in 2))#& 5e aowed four runs over six innings in a *$) oss to the !rioes on Apri *&)(In 2))#, Zito again strugged in the month of Apri, going )$* with a -&-) /RA& In his first %-
tarts of the campaign, he was $. with a *&*% /RA& 5owever, Zito pitched +etter the rest of the
eason& 5e had a streak of %* consecutive starts from 0a1 %4 through ;u1 2#
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Zito at Dodger Stadium
During spring training in 2007, he and Barry Bonds made shirts that read "Don't ask me, ask
arry" with an arrow pointing to the other Barry. By all accounts, Zito and Bonds got along well
uring their short time as teammates, and Zito made a point o saying he would stand !y Bonds
hrough onslaughts rom the media.##$
n his irst start as a mem!er o the &iants, pening Day ()pril *+, Zito went ie innings and
llowed two earned runs against the San Diego -adres. e would take the loss. %n his ne/t start,
ito struggled. e went si/ innings !ut allowed eight earned runs against the os )ngeles
Dodgers.#1$Zito would earn his irst win as a mem!er o the &iants in his ne/t start on )pril 3
when he went si/ innings, gae up three hits, and allowed no runs to the 4olorado 5ockies. "%'e
een trying to hae a good game," Zito said. "6ou can't try to do anything. 6ou either do or you
on't. % tried to get too ine with my pitches. % wasn't aggressie." 5ockies manager 4lint urdle
ae Zito credit !y saying,"e aced a tough pitcher. e are not playing the way that we !eliee
we can play. e hae to continue to !eliee what we !eliee in, !ut you can't let your conidence
et swayed."#3$
n 8ay 9, Zito made his return to akland as a &iant. e lasted only our innings as he gae up
een runs while walking seen, including two !ases:loaded walks. ;he )'s !eat the &iants, 1, this time in San ?rancisco. Zito pitched our innings
while giing up three earned runs on nine hits in a 3$
e recorded his irst career run !atted in (5B%+ two days later against the Aationals' 8ike Bacsik, in the same game that Barry Bonds hit his
ecord:!reaking 713th career home run.10$
)ter Zito's start on )ugust 2, his 5) was 1.*.#1$er his inal nine starts, he posted the ith:!est 5) in the A, at *.0. 2$e also had
*
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ito started the 2010 season by pitching six shutout innings against the Houston Astros to earn a win; it was the first time he had won his
eason opening start since 2003. On Apri 2!" Zito stifed the #t. $ouis %ardinas" throwing eight shutout innings with ten stri&eouts for his
hird 'ictory of the season" en route to starting the season ()0 for the first time in his career. *t was the best start by a +iants, pitcher since
00!" when $owry started -)0. On une 12" 2010" Zito earned his first win against his former team" the Athetics" which ga'e him 'ictories
gainst e'ery /$ team.2
hrough une 12" Zito was 4)2 with a 3.10 56A. After a strong start to the season" Zito regressed down the stretch" going 2)12 with a !.74
6A the rest of the way.-2
He finished the season 7)1! with a !.1( 56A" snapping a strea& of nine straight seasons in which he had 10 or
more wins.2*n a rotation featuring im $incecum" /att %ain" onathan #8nche9" and /adison umgarner" Zito was the odd man out for the
ayoffs. *n fact" he was eft competey off the +iants, 2(:man acti'e roster for the postseason. Zito wor&ed out throughout the payoffs so
hat he woud be ready to oin the roster in case of an inury" but he was ne'er needed and remained on the secondary s
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Zito in his final 2015 appearance with the
Triple-A Nashville Sounds on September 6
Zitos windup
is final !ame" as the #iants beat the $adres %&6'())*+e finished the 201, season at 5&11 with a 5'% ./A in ,0 !ames 25 of which were
tarts'(2*ollowin! the season Zito too out a full-pa!e ad in the San Francisco Chroniclethanin! #iants fans for their support'()3*The
#iants declined Zitos 201 option bu4in! it out for % million'(30*
econd stint with the Athletics
n ebruar4 16 2015 Zito si!ned a minor lea!ue contract to return to the Athletics'(31*7n
prin! trainin! Zito competed for a role on the Athletics 25-man roster possibl4 as a lon!
eliever'(32*n April 2015 Zito accepted an assi!nment to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds',*(3*
Zitos Nashville teammates lauded him for embracin! the Triple-A lifest4le and for hisommitment to the team8 chartin! pitches between starts coachin! first base and even bu4in!
inner for the entire team on his birthda4'(35*Zito spent the entire season with Nashville
ncludin! about a month on the disabled list with left shoulder tendinitis' +e was activated on
he ne9t-to-last da4 of the season on which he pitched one scoreless innin! of relief' 7n a total
f 2 appearances :22 starts" he accrued an )&% record with a ,'6 ./A and 31 strieouts'
ito revealed in an interview that he had learned the Athletics would not be brin!in! him up to
he ma;or lea!ue club in September'(36*
ollowin! a season-endin! in;ur4 to aland purchased Zitos contract from
riple-A on September 16 placin! him on the ma;or lea!ue roster' (3%*Zito made his first ma;or
ea!ue appearance on September 20 pitchin! an innin! in relief'(3)*
n September 26 2015 Zito started for the Athletics a!ainst +udson and
he #iants in a matchup that was arran!ed as a tribute to the As ?@i! Three? of the earl4 2000s' @oth pitchers received len!th4 standin!
vations from the sold-out =oliseum crowd :which included the third @i! Three member ulder" upon leavin! the !ame'(33*
Pitching style
Zitos fastball has hovered between ) miles per hour :1,5 mBh" and )) miles per hour
:12 mBh"'(100*+e au!ments it with a circle chan!eup and a curveball that he uses as a
strieout pitch'(101*+is curveball was voted the best in the a;or Cea!ues in a pla4er poll
conducted b4 Sports Illustratedin 2005' Ale9 /odri!ue> once stated that he had never seen
an4thin! lie Zitos curveball commentin!8 ?7ts such a hi!h one and it drops three to four
feet' Dou mi!ht as well not even loo for it because 4oure not !oin! to hit it'?
(102*
Since mid-200 Zito has added a two-seam fastball and a cutter-slider h4brid to his arsenal' 7n
the 2003 season this cutter-slider became a prominent part of his repertoire bein! used more
freEuentl4 than his chan!eup'(101*Zitos diminished velocit4 at the start of the 200% season :his
fastball velocit4 slowed to ),&)5 miles per hour :1,&1,% mBh"" and loss of command were
the e4 mechanical reasons for his stru!!les that 4ear as he more often !ot behind in the count
nd had to rel4 more on his fastball'(1*Furin! the 2003 season Zito made chan!es to his deliver4 lowerin! his arm slot from an over the top
n!le to a three Euarters deliver4' This chan!e helped his fastball velocit4 !o bac up to the )6&)3 miles per hour :1,)&1, mBh" ran!e as
well as sharpenin! the brea of his curveball' +owever in 2011 he was once a!ain in the )&)% miles per hour :1,5&10 mBh" ran!e with
is fastball' 7n 2012 Zito relied mostl4 on his two-seam fastball and cutter and reduced his reliance on the four-seamer(101*which was the
owest four-seamer in C@ amon! startin! pitchers that 4ear at )'6 miles per hour :1,6'2 mBh"' (10,*
Addressin! his finesse pitchin! st4le Zito said ?4 fastball is set up b4 m4 offspeed thats no secret' So if 7 can command m4 fastball to
oth sides of the plate and throw most of m4 offspeed for stries 7ll !et them to miss the barrel' Thats what 7m !oin! for'?(10*
Legacy
rom 2000 throu!h 200 with the Athletics Zito +udson and ulder were nown as the ?@i! Three'?(105*f the three Zito had the hi!hest
n!le-season win total and was the onl4 one to win the =4 Doun! Award'(2*(106*(10%*Zitos '61) winnin! percenta!e is 10th all-time in
Athletics histor4' +is 6')36 strieouts per 3 innin!s pitched rans seventh his 1036 strieouts ran ei!hth and his 222 !ames started ran
0th' Zito also holds a couple more dubious positions on alands list8 his 1) home runs allowed ran fifth and his 65 hit b4 pitches ran
ourth :althou!h he trails .ddie $lan =hief @ender and /ube Gaddell in that cate!or4"' (10)*Zitos ')21 winnin! percenta!e in 2002 is tied
with @enders in 1310 for 10th amon! Athletics sin!le-season totals' +is )'60) strieouts per 3 innin!s pitched in 2001 ran seventh and his
05 strieouts in 2001 are tied for 10th :with Fave Stewarts 13)% total and Todd Stottlem4res 1335 total"'(10)*
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Zito inJAG
ito's regular season performance with the Giants was less successful; he went 6380 with a 4.62 E!."#2$%owe&er he ha( significantl)
more pla)off success with them. !i(e( *) his contri*utions in 20#0 the team won its first +orl( ,eries since #-4. Zito (i( not pitch in the
la)offs that )ear *ut (i( pitch in the 20#2 postseason sa&ing the Giants' season *) pitching them to a Game &ictor) in the /1, against
he 1ar(inals an( then out(ueling igers' ace ustin erlan(er in Game # of the 20#2 +orl( ,eries. he Giants went on to win their secon(
+orl( ,eries in three )ears."8#$
Awards
#--- 5ac#0 5itcher of the 7ear"2$
#--- irsteam 1ollege !ll!merican"2$
#--- 5ac#0 1onference !ll,tar"2$
2000 riple! !ll,tar"2$
2002 Baseball Americairsteam 9a:or eague !ll,tar"2$
2002 1) 7oung !war( !ing 1ole in the earl) #-60s ca.#-6#64< an(
rrange( for the ?uffalo ,)mphon) @rchestra."###$"##2$Zito's mother o*erta was a musician
who sang in a choral group Anown as he 9err) 7oung ,ouls an( with /at >ing 1ole an( his
an(."##3$Zito is also a musician. %e pla)s guitar an( he cowrote the song B?utterfliesB that
was use( in the E((ie 9urph) filmA Thousand Words."##4$"##$Zito's uncle is tele&ision actor
atricA =uff)."##4$
ito an( wife !m*er ga&e *irth to their first chil( a son in ul) 20#4. "##6$"##C$
ito is Anown for his i(ios)ncrasies an( his off*eat personalit). Earl) in his career Zito ()e(
is hair *lue. %e earne( the nicAnames B5lanet ZitoB an( B1aptain DuirAB when with @aAlan(."##4$Zito sa)s he liAes the wa) his uniform
um*er C looAs *ecause the C an( the are liAe a BshelfB to hol( the name BZitoB up."##8$%e surfs an( practices )oga. %e has (one )oga
oses in the outfiel("##-$an( me(itate( *efore games."#20$Zito practices ranscen(ental 9e(itation an( supports the =a&i( )nch
oun(ation."#2#$Zito has sai( howe&er that he *elie&es terms such as BflaA)B or BhippieB ha&e *een applie( to him *) people who (o not
now him well enough to Anow *etter."#22$
ito was raise( in a Bspiritual metaph)sical t)pe churchB that was foun(e( *) his gran(mother an( that his mother o*erta who (ie( in
008 formerl) preache( at."#23$"#24$n 200# Zito espouse( a uni&ersal life force that he cre(ite( with his mi(season turnaroun(. %e sai( that
e (isco&ere( this force *) rea(ing Creative ind*) Ernest %olmes."#2$
%owe&er in !ugust 20## Zito *ecame a 1hristian sa)ing he Bcommitte( to esus 1hrist as his or( an( ,a&ior.B Zito eFplaine( that Go(
ot his attention through his *eing left off the 20#0 Giants postseason roster an( a car acci(ent an( freaA foot in:ur) in earl) 20##. %e got a
attoo his onl) one< of a gol(en calf on the insi(e of his right *icep as a remin(er for him to Bnot worship false i(olsB an( to remem*er that
Go( comes first. Zito sai( that his wife is a 1hristian as well."#22$"#24$
ito foun(e( the charit) Stri!eouts For Troops. he charit) pro&i(es comforts of home an( worAs to lift the spirits an( morale of in:ure( ,
oops an( offers support to militar) families."#26$n 20#0 Zito announce( that he woul( (onate H#00 for e&er) striAeout in the Giants
5a(res game on ,eptem*er ##."#2C$here were a total of #4 striAeouts in the game."#28$
n 2003 Zito portra)e( a nite( ,tates /a&) pett) officer in an episo(e ofJAGon 1?,. Zito's character a pitcher face( assault chargesfter hitting a 9arine with a *all (uring the annual /a&)9arine allstar *ase*all game."#2-$
See also
ist of 9a:or eague ?ase*all wins champions
ist of top #00 9a:or eague ?ase*all striAeout pitchers
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18. Arban, My+hae (September 8, 2002). "Beatn T3ns for 20 spe+afor Zto".Athletics&%B&com. !etreed *+tober 2, 201%.
14. Street, Jm (September 1, 2002). "Zto daes M>s as hopes fade".ariners&%B&com. !etreed *+tober 22, 201%.
20. Arban, My+hae (September 24, 2002). "Zto shnes n re6arCseason fnae".Athletics&%B&com. !etreed *+tober 22, 201%.
21. Arban, My+hae (*+tober $, 2002). "an, >s fa short n :s ret6rn to 3nnn 3ays at home"./S0". pr 18, 200%.
!etreed *+tober 2, 201%.2. "s fa nnnth".Athletics&%B&com. !etreed *+tober 2, 201%.
28. aano, nthony (66st 21, 200). "Zto 3ns as >s feDm6s+es aan".Athletics&%B&com. !etreed *+tober 28, 201%.
24. Arban, My+hae (September 12, 200). "Zto fans 10E >s banTrbe".Athletics&%B&com. !etreed *+tober 24, 201%.
%0. Arban, My+hae (pr , 2007). "Zto, >s sh6t do3n n *penns ose to=ans".Athletics&%B&com. !etreed #oember 1, 201%.
%. Arban, My+hae (J6ne 2, 200$). ":on ba f6es Zto past T3ns".Athletics&%B&com. !etreed #oember 2, 201%.%7. F6nn, !yan (J6y 2, 200$). "Zto o6td6eed n fnae 3th s 3n
opener".Athletics&%B&com. !etreed #oember 7, 201%.%. Arban, My+hae (*+tober %, 200$). "Zto p6n+hes hoes n T3ns>
ne6p".Athletics&%B&com. !etreed #oember %, 201%.
%8. Arban, My+hae (*+tober $, 200$). "-hae, Zto saor >s trp to:-S".Athletics&%B&com. !etreed #oember %, 201%.
%4. Arban, My+hae (*+tober 11, 200$). "Zto ht hard as >s drop
:-S ame 1".Athletics&%B&com. !etreed #oember $, 201%.0. Arban, My+hae (*+tober 1, 200$). ">s fht hard, b6t +an>t aod
s3eep".Athletics&%B&com. !etreed #oember $, 201%.1. 'eyman, Jon (J6y 8, 200$). "Zto drops aent Teem for Boras".
Sports Illustrated. !etreed #oember 2, 201%.
2. S6sser, S6san (J6y 2, 200$). ">S #*T@B** ? Tryn to f6re3hat Beane 3 do by Monday". San Francisco Chronicle.
!etreed *+tober 1$, 201%.%. "Zto passes phys+a, man G12$ mon dea off+a".
@SP#.+om. sso+ated Press.
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