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Article: Giants' Zito more like 'Zicasso' in masterpiece against Marlins
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- Oakland Tribune
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- July 7, 2009
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SAN FRANCISCO -- There's no way to measure Pablo Sandoval's
impact on the Giants this season.
But Tuesday night's 3-0 victory over the Florida Marlins was less
Pablo, more Zicasso.
That's the oft-chortled nickname coined by agent Scott Boras to
describe Barry Zito, but the $126 million left-hander epitomized it
on a chilly night at AT&T Park. Zito painted the corners and turned
the page on a spate of rough outings, coming within two outs of his
first shutout in six years as the Giants positioned themselves for a
three-game sweep.
Zito (5-8) had retired nine consecutive before Wes Helms hit a
one-out single in the ninth. The stadium filled with boos as Bruce
Bochy came to ask for the ...