Barry Zito
Barry Zito
Barry William Zitois an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseballfor the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants. His pitching repertoire consisted of a curveball, a four-seam fastball, a two-seam fastball, a circle changeup, and a cutter–slider...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth13 May 1978
CityLas Vegas, NV
CountryUnited States of America
bill definitely heart luxury soul
Bill was definitely the heart and soul of the A's. He was legendary. It was a luxury to have him doing our games.
camp comfort cool definitely everybody exactly focus knowing maybe opening rotation spot spots staff three
It's pretty cool going into camp knowing exactly what the staff is going to look like on Opening Day. A lot of years, you've got a spot or two in the rotation open, and maybe another two or three spots in the 'pen. So there's definitely some comfort there. Everybody can just focus on what they need to do to get ready.
deal definitely develop games good great huge large playoff psyche team top
It was just a great game, definitely playoff vibes. It's good for the team to come out on top in huge games like this, with a large crowd, so we can develop our psyche for that. Hopefully, when we get to the playoffs, we can deal with that in a good way.
against baseball best cool definitely home night nuts opening people saying team
It's going to be nuts in there. I mean, opening night at home is cool as it is, but that it's against what some people are saying is going to be the best team in baseball definitely makes it more exciting.
brain open picking start
I think as they all get a little more comfortable, I think they'll all start picking my brain a bit. I'm open to all that.
encounter face generally good regular situation spring
I think it was good to get one of these in. Generally you encounter in spring every situation you'd face in the regular season. This was another one of those.
baseball
I think there will be more of a baseball atmosphere.
cool fan stern
I think going on Howard Stern was great. I was such a fan of his for so many years. It was just so cool to be in that studio.
atmosphere game johnson last opening randy sort yankees year
I'm so excited. Man, it's going to be awesome. Last year's Opening Day was a day game in Baltimore, and it didn't really have the sort of atmosphere this year will have. We'll be at home, it's the Yankees and Randy Johnson -- that's just perfect. It couldn't be any better.
hopefully key last learn lessons monday staying trust within
You just learn these lessons and hopefully you only learn them once. I only want to learn the lesson last Monday just once. The key is just staying within yourself. I just have to trust my stuff.
cool seem
It doesn't even seem real, ... Pretty cool day.
common ground group hang people talk
I feel I can hang out with any group of people and find common ground to talk with them.
against attack candidate close hitters hopefully
You know going up against a Cy Young candidate that it's going to be a close one, so you've just got to go out and attack the hitters and hopefully come out on top,
bounce sitting waiting
Yeah, he was sitting all over it. It was going to bounce in the dirt, but he'd been waiting for it all that (four-pitch) at-bat. There's not much you can do about that.