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Zito bolsters Giants' wild-card push

By Buster Olney

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Remember when Barry Zito tried to remake his mechanics, when he showed up to his first spring training with the Giants intent on improving his velocity? Remember how confused rival talent evaluators were, because Zito had just gotten the biggest contract of any pitcher in history -- seven years and $126 million -- and yet he wanted to alter the way he threw? Remember how badly it went the first year in San Francisco? He went 11-13 and posted a 4.53 ERA. Right away there was concern about ...

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