Article: Giants put Zito back in the saddle

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 ......was when he signed with the Giants in 1992. Zito was 16-10 with a 3.83 ERA...off-season of rampant rumors about Zito's future, the Giants managed to keep their aggressive...and ineffectiveness. The Giants, though, see Zito as the closest thing in baseball...

Article: Giants' Z man, Zito, awakens to get first home win of season ... over hated Dodgers
Oakland Tribune;  July 5, 2008 ;     677 words ......is the key." The Giants trailed 2-1 when Zito was removed for...Bruce Bochy saw that Zito had good movement on his pitches. The Giants needed innings from...little edge to them." Zito had it, too. Contact...mercurynews.com.GIANTS 5, DODGERS 2-- TODAY...

Article: Sticker shock: Giants to pay Barry Zito.
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA);  December 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ......was when he signed with the Giants in 1992. Zito was 16-10 with a 3.83 ERA...off-season of rampant rumors about Zito's future, the Giants managed to keep their aggressive...and ineffectiveness. The Giants, though, see Zito as the closest thing in baseball...

Article: San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Mark Purdy column: Unhappy return for Zito may have Giants pondering theirs.(Column)
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA);  May 19, 2007 ;     700+ words ......s eventual 15-3 rout of the Giants. Zito gave up seven of those runs...would turn out far better. The Giants' signing of Zito for seven years never made much...especially here in the Bay Area. Zito gave the Giants a face that local fans could...

Article: What are the Giants thinking with Zito?
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA);  December 28, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Maddux. That was back when the Giants were actually a Zito-level player or two away...Really, truly, honestly, Zito signed with the Giants for the money, which is no sin. And the Giants signed Zito out of raw PR desperation...

Article: Zito looks like old self, but so do the Giants
Oakland Tribune;  August 23, 2007 ;     608 words ......deeper into the summer the Giants get, the more Barry Zito looks like his old self...point, the story for the Giants had been Zito. He yielded two runs and...three of their five hits off Zito. How they scored Giants first: Davis struck out...

Article: Giants give big contract to Barry -- Zito, that is
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  December 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ......well into the future. Barry Zito and the Giants reached a preliminary agreement...million, seven- year deal. Zito joins the Giants three weeks after the club...immediate confirmation from the Giants, details of Zito's contract were provided Thursday...

Article: Spander: On-rise Giants need Zito to arise
Oakland Tribune;  May 1, 2008 ;     659 words ......look at it. If Barry Zito had two victories, the Giants would have had a...This is the way the Giants look at it: Zito will help them when...Ambivalence. The Giants are not the disappointment...that compelled the Giants to sign him, then...Bochy promised. Zito, as we know, ...

Article: The Giants' $126M arm: Zito knows contract makes him The Man in San Francisco.
Record (Stockton, CA);  January 4, 2007 ;     622 words ......have to rise to, said Zito, who sported a Giants cap during the news...manager Bruce Bochy. Giants legend Willie McCovey said he will teach Zito -- a career .034 hitter...05 ERA. Ultimately, Zito said, joining the Giants simply made sense...

Article: Zito agrees to 7-year deal with Giants
Oakland Tribune;  December 28, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Thanksgiving weekend. The Giants came away impressed with Zito's charisma, leadership...source, who added that Zito was the Giants top target this offseason...play elsewhere. The Giants didn't want to make it easier for Zito to leave the coast and...

Article: Zito's new windup elicits skepticism: GIANTS AREN'T SOLD YET ON ACE'S REVISED MOTION.
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA);  February 16, 2007 ;     658 words ......Ariz. -- Barry Zito pitched off a bullpen...first time in a Giants uniform, and no...it, though. With Giants coaches and officials...staring in amazement, Zito set up a video camera...New York Post that Zito has slipped. The Giants might not agree...

Article: Ailing Giants get another Zito booster shot
Oakland Tribune;  June 5, 2007 ;     674 words ......else to describe what Zito has done for the Giants on this road trip? For...finds a way to win," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of Zito, who is 89-4 in his...statement." How they scored Giants fifth: Frandsen singled. Zito sacrificed, Frandsen...

Article: San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Ann Killion column: A's vs. Giants rivalry helped by Zito's move.(Column)
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA);  May 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ......interleague with some zing. Zito Zing. The Giants and the A's will renew...faces coming back in Giants gear. Which means Zito might face a reaction...never going to pay Zito even a fraction of the $126 million the Giants are giving him. But...

Article: Giants open vault to corral Zito: Durable All-Star lands largest contract ever by a pitcher
Chicago Sun-Times;  December 29, 2006 ;     384 words ......well into the future. Barry Zito and the Giants reached a preliminary agreement...million, seven-year deal. Zito joins the Giants three weeks after the club...confirmed the deal, while the Giants were waiting for Zito to take a physical today before...