Article: San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Ann Killion column: A's vs. Giants rivalry helped by Zito's move.(Column)

Byline: Ann Killion

May 18--Finally, interleague with some zing.

Zito Zing.

The Giants and the A's will renew their annual unfriendliness tonight in Oakland. After a full decade of interleague play, we take these meetings for granted. But tonight we have something different.

Not as different as it could have been. Last off-season, there was a thimbleful of anticipation that the rivalry might get -- pardon the expression -- juiced up through a switch in allegiances by a certain Barry. But it wasn't the Barry predicted; that guy didn't jump to the American League as a designated hitter, but remains with the Giants as their designated ...

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