Article: San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Morning Buzz column: Zito bails on FanFest.(Column)

Byline: John Ryan

Jul. 9--Barry Zito, the official player representative for the DHL All-Star FanFest, will not be appearing at FanFest.

Major League Baseball official Morgan Littlefield said she received word late Sunday from Zito's publicist, Kathy Jacobson, that the Giants' struggling $126-million man would not make his expected showing today at the three-story baseball extravaganza at Moscone Center West. Littlefield said Jacobson offered no reason.

But after another poor outing Sunday in St. Louis -- where he dropped to 6-9 with a 4.90 ERA -- Zito said he would spend the All-Star break in Southern California, talking to his dad and clearing ...

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