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Article: Zito gets first victory
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- May 9, 2009
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LOS ANGELES -- With Mannywood shuttered and the Dodgers' home
victory streak already stopped, the glum fans at Dodger Stadium
defaulted to a familiar catcall Friday night:
"Barry (stinks)!" It was directed at Barry Zito, not Barry Bonds.
And until recently, Giants fans probably would have joined in. But
not anymore.
Zito's remarkable comeback story continued, and this time the
pages were embossed with his first victory of the season. His eyes
narrowed, Zito outpitched Dodgers ace Chad Billingsley as the Giants
claimed a significant 3-1 victory over their archrivals.
"It's a chant they know well," said Zito, who also said he was so
focused he didn't hear it. "It's just directed in a different ...