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Article: Lights out: Barry Zito doesn't just make more money and have a better curveball than any other starter in baseball, he's got Carlos Santana, Jesus, and Scott Boras on his side.
- Article from:
- Esquire
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
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BARRY ZITO HAS JUST WOKEN UP, HIS THICK HAIR A TANGLE, HIS DARK EYES WIDE, WHEN HE COMES TO THE DOOR OF THE SQUARE WHITE HOUSE HE CALLS CATHARSIS, high in the Hollywood Hills. From the outside, it looks like just about every other house in this upmarket vortex, apart from the empty Styrofoam cooler outside the door and the well-worn Land Rover with the Deadsy sticker parked out front. Zito, however, is probably the only local resident presently wearing Lycra baseball underwear poking out of the bottom of a pair of baggy shorts and a T-shirt from the 2006 All-Star game in Pittsburgh.
He's about to start packing for another trip east, this one to Iowa. His suitcase ...