Did this actually work, or was it a coincidence? Was Barry Zito actually throwing his fastball in the high 80s, or was the Cleveland gun hot? Or is it simply that the Indians offense truly sucks?
I hesitate to dare say it, but Zito looked, well, good.
No walks in his longest outing of the year. Getting ahead of hitters, pitching economically, and being aggressive with his suddenly average fastball.
And he (and the Giants) gets the deserved win.
I'm no sucker for these supposed glimmers of hope, I'll have the record show. So I'm loathe to buy into the notion that lightning struck and Dave Righetti somehow turned around Barry Zito's career.
But I can't be sure that he didn't, either.
Be sure to congratulate him.
- Despite not being called up until the middle of April and having roughly 80 less ABs than most regulars, John Bowker has pulled into a tie for the team lead in homers with 8.
- And in today's feel good story, Omar Vizquel got a hit!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
ZitOptimistic?
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As for me, I am definitely still reserving judgment. This game is a bit reminiscent of flashes in the pan from August of last year when he had a few game stretch in which he was looking pretty strong (i.e. not walking 2 guys an inning and getting deep into games). Then he got into the car and drove straight back to Shitsville. Can he pitch? Sometimes. Will he do it again soon and with regularity? That's the $126m question.
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