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
kids school high-school
I was this 5-7 pudgy kid in high school... I wasn't a popular kid. I was an outcast.
thinking people care
I'm so secure in myself I couldn't care less what people think of me.
distract major
There won't be any intangibles that can distract the clubhouse, we'll know what to expect. That's a major plus.
electric games last month
It was electric out there. Games like this ... The last month should be pretty sweet.
electric playoff
It was just electric out there, playoff atmosphere.
firm focusing lock mixing pitches routine stand trying
I'm just trying to lock in a routine and stand firm on my mechanics. I'm focusing on mixing all my pitches up like I'm going to do in the season.
colon coming knew potential room
I knew coming in, with Colon being a potential Cy Young winner, there'd be very little room for error, ... He was amazing.
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.
grown learned since
I just know that Macha is great, he's grown and learned so much since he started in 2003,
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.
general hard level
I can never really get to a level that will satiate me. I think in general it's hard to find that. I can do it with my family.
attentive bit
Because you're not attentive to every little thing, every little hit, every little thing they are saying, ... You just get in a little bit of a daze out there.
brought comparing good team
Lew Wolff has brought some unpredictable things to this team in the sense (of) comparing him to the old owners, which is a good thing.
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.