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
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.
good healthy proven
He's been even better than he was when he was healthy before his injury, ... Elly has really proven how good he is.
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.
ball good hits
I just wasn't getting the ball down ... and they capitalized. I made some good pitches, but they were getting hits off those too, so it was tough.
ball good hits
I just wasn't getting the ball down ... and they capitalized, ... I made some good pitches, but they were getting hits off those too, so it was tough.
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.
area bad good seems
It's a big area of frustration for us. Myself and the team, it seems the same -- one good game, one bad one, one good game, one bad one.
aggressive felt goes good strike zone
It felt good to do that, but I've got to be able to do it during the inning itself. If something goes wrong, I've got to be aggressive in the strike zone and get it done.
ball balls change good laid staying ups zone
I wasn't getting the ball down. Balls were staying up in the zone a little bit. They had a good approach. They laid off on good change ups down and capitalized on mistakes.
ball balls change good laid staying ups zone
I wasn't getting the ball down, ... Balls were staying up in the zone a little bit. They had a good approach. They laid off on good change ups down and capitalized on mistakes.
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.
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.