Article: Giants' Zito leaves nothing to chance.

Byline: Andrew Baggarly

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. _ What fuels Barry Zito?

Is it his desire to excel? Or the pressure of living up to a $126 million contract, the richest ever given to a pitcher?

Well, literally, what fuels Zito is a chocolate cherry muffin _ one baked by an aerospace physiologist, to be precise.

Zito leaves nothing to chance in his preparation and that includes his diet. In November, he started on a nutrition program formulated by Precision Food Works, a Manhattan Beach company founded by former NASA consultant Chris Talley.

Every other day this spring, Zito arrives at Scottsdale Stadium to find a large cardboard box ...

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