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Article: Surf talk helps Zito learn bunting: MAYS: BONDS SHOULD PLAY TILL MARK FALLS.
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- San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
- Article date:
- February 27, 2007
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Byline: Andrew Baggarly
Feb. 27--SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Giants coach Tim Flannery describes the proper bunting technique in terms Barry Zito can understand. "He had his weight way too far out in front, and I know he surfs," said Flannery, himself an avid surfer. "So I said, 'Hey, what do you do when you drop into a wave? You go right to that athletic position balanced on both feet.' Boom, he connected to it and goes right down into it."
Flannery knew he'd have a connection with the Giants' $126 million ace pitcher. He recalled one of his many visits to Tavarua, Fiji, a renowned surf spot, two years ago. "I get there and all these little kids are ...