Article: San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Ann Killion column: For Chavez, Zito, finally, the moment is theirs.(Column)

Byline: Ann Killion

Oct. 7--Somewhere in the madness, through the spray of champagne, the plastic drapes and the mob of joy, Barry Zito found Eric Chavez and tugged on the back of his soaked jersey. "We've got to take a picture," Zito demanded. Because this was their moment. More than any other players in the A's clubhouse, this celebration belonged to Chavez and Zito. "Finally," Chavez said. "Finally." They were the ones who had hurt the longest. Who had faced the questions the most often. Nine times, they'd had a chance to clinch a series, and nine times the champagne had remained bottled up. In four different seasons, Chavez and Zito ...

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