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Zito the last nine-figure domino to fall

By Jerry Crasnick
ESPN.com

Thursday, December 28, 2006

Just as earthquakes have aftershocks, $100 million contracts generate ripples that are manifested in forehead slaps and expressions of "Say what?" Take Barry Zito's new deal with San Francisco. Even baseball executives who are home this week bonding with their families must have felt compelled to turn up the volume when news reports began popping up on car radios and television news crawls. Zito is a fine pitcher, as evidenced by his Cy Young Award, 102-63 career record and consistent workload ...

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