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Barry Zito a cut above the Tigers
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An actual statement overheard following the Giants' win over the Tigers in Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday: “Barry Zito?! I thought he was dead!”
For all intents and purposes, his career was.
Zito was one of Oakland's “Big Three” starting pitchers during the early 2000s, along with Mark Mulder and Tim Hudson. A three-time All-Star, he won the Cy Young award in 2002, his third...
