Article: ZITO COULD LEARN FROM LISTENING TO MOYER.(Sports)

Article: A's bats starting to come to life: Oakland rattles off 11 hits to give Zito the run support he's been missing.
Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA);  May 18, 2006 ;     647 words ......person was Barry Zito. Wednesday's game...up Seattle's Jamie Moyer for seven runs (five...American League West. Zito entered Wednesday...second-worst in the AL to Moyer (2.42). To illustrate Zito's lack of support...is down to 3.27. Zito appears to be rounding...getting to that ...

Article: Zito maintains even keel over haul: GIANT SAYS MEGADEAL WON'T CHANGE HIM.
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA);  December 30, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Daniel Brown Dec. 30--Barry Zito will get the big dollars. But he has no...history. Blocking out the hype will be tough. Zito gets $126 million over seven years, which...with excitement over the acquisition. And Zito? He said he would try to keep the focus...

Article: Brass heads west to make a Zito pitch.
Newsday (Melville, NY);  December 19, 2006 ;     574 words ......19--The Mets have spent plenty of time discussing Barry Zito -- among themselves, with people around the baseball industry...Tonight, they'll take the next step. They'll discuss Zito with Zito himself. A quartet of Mets officials -- COO Jeff Wilpon...

Article: Zito comes up with big win for A's.
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA);  July 16, 2004 ;     584 words ......OAKLAND, Calif. _ A's left-hander Barry Zito doesn't want to forget about his trying first half. Friday, Zito took the first step in putting it behind...White Sox at Network Associates Coliseum, Zito displayed none of the symptoms that dogged...

Article: Zito unveils new delivery, throws Giants for a loop
Oakland Tribune;  February 16, 2007 ;     604 words ...SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Barry Zito pitched off a bullpen mound for the first...coaches and officials staring in amazement, Zito set up a video camera, pulled out a tape...swing while atop the world golf rankings, Zito figures he shouldn't have to play it safe...

Article: ZITO GETS HIS TICKET TO KENTUCKY.(Sports)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  April 22, 1990 ;     595 words ......people sometimes. People like trainer Nick Zito. Here's a guy who's been knocking around the...500,000 Wood Memorial - earning himself and Zito a ticket to the stakes barn at Churchill Downs. Zito, whose best horses have usually run in $35...

Article: Zito at peace after difficult offseason
Oakland Tribune;  February 16, 2009 ;     603 words ......you've probably heard that Brian Wilson was Barry Zito's housemate in the Hollywood hills this winter...canyon. But the Giants' tattooed reliever supported Zito in another way, too. When Zito's mother, Roberta, passed away in November, Wilson...

Article: Zito headed to Giants in baseball's biggest deal ever for a pitcher.
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA);  December 28, 2006 ;     700+ words ......present. They lured starting pitcher Barry Zito from across the Bay, landing the A's left-hand...bust their budget after concluding that Zito is their choice to inherit the role as...officially, but said Thursday that a player of Zito's talent, charisma, leadership and durability...

Article: Zito working hard to end Preakness slump
Charleston Gazette;  May 12, 2004 ;     575 words ...BALTIMORE - He's won so many big races, Nick Zito could probably get by on reputation alone...trainer - and two Kentucky Derby victories - Zito certainly earned the right to delegate work. That simply is not his style, however. So Zito was at Pimlico Race Course before dawn...

Article: Bittersweet day for Zito
Oakland Tribune;  July 3, 2006 ;     700+ words ......aren't much of a factor either. When Barry Zito is pitching, the game is close, and the...the game on his own. That's the respect Zito has earned, that's the way he wants it...inning of a 1- 1 game at the Coliseum. Zito's defense put him in a hole, a hanging...

Article: Zito can own this town if he's magical
Oakland Tribune;  January 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ...SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Zito is the parading iconoclast in the Haight...district, which he once called home. But Zito also gets the old-schoolers of the Sunset...signed a contract worth $126 million, Zito breathes the same rarefied air as the...

Article: Zito Takes Home First Cy Young Award
AP Online;  November 8, 2002 ;     700+ words ......T-shirt with the sleeves cut off, Barry Zito received his first Cy Young Award in the...American League voting announced Thursday, Zito became the youngest pitcher to win the...clear there's no other pitcher quite like Zito. And in the American League in 2002, there...

Article: San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Tim Kawakami column: With his team needing its ace, Zito folds.(Column)
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA);  October 11, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Kawakami Oct. 11--The A's needed Barry Zito at his best and brightest Tuesday, and...because this was an enormous game and Zito has loads of charisma. They needed playoff...and curveball genius. Really, they needed Zito to be truly Zito at a time when you expected...

Article: ZITO TO GET ONE GIANT CONTRACT PIERCE COLLEGE PRODUCT TO SIGN $126-MILLION, 7-YEAR DEAL WITH S.F.(Sports)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  December 29, 2006 ;     673 words ......spring of 1998, before he hit it big, Barry Zito would bring a video camera out to the diamond...extremely self-driven,'' said Bob Lofrano, Zito's coach during his lone season at Pierce. That work ethic made Zito a star at Pierce, an All-American at USC...