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Article: Spander: On-rise Giants need Zito to arise
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- May 1, 2008
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SAN FRANCISCO -- This is one way to look at it. If Barry Zito had
two victories, the Giants would have had a winning record the first
month of the season. This is the way the Giants look at it: Zito
will help them when they really need him.
Ambivalence. The Giants are not the disappointment we predicted
they would be.
Nor are they the surprise management hoped they might be.
Confidence. A young team believes it has to improve.
"We're playing good baseball, and we're in games," Rich Aurilia
pointed out. "That's all you can ask for."
Not quite all. You can ask for Zito to regain his fast ball. You
can ask for first baseman John Bowker to hit at least .200. You can
ask for a little more ...