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by Grant on Jul 1, 2008 11:44 AM PDT Comment 48 comments

I don't know. At least Zito was throwing in the high 80s, right?

Poll

How does this end?

Released with multiple years left on his deal

99 votes

Traded to another team along with $80M

61 votes

Pitches well enough to have an ERA in the high-4s, low-5s for the rest of his contract

207 votes

Regains his velocity and confidence to be the Cy Zito of yore

21 votes

Becomes a lefty-specialist who pitches 1/3rd of an inning every other day

25 votes

Retires

21 votes

Gets injured and never really returns. See: Mike Hampton

42 votes

It ends with the falconmaster and the woman in the dress of flames. Long they have traveled. Long they have suffered. When their work is complete, the world will be complete, just as it will be nothingness. Before the void consumes us all, Zito walks two

71 votes

Zito pitches well enough to get traded without a stack of cash. Notice how I saved the most ridiculous for the last option

12 votes

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I mean, other than the 4 earned runs, it wasn’t horrible?

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 1, 2008 11:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'll rephrase

4 earned runs across 5 innings isn’t HORRIBLE from a 5th starter standpoint. Make that 3 ER’s and it’s not the end of the word (and only an inning away from a quality start).

But, frankly, I think he was lucky to get away with only the 4. 6 Strikeouts in 5 innings tho! (which is kinda odd).

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 1, 2008 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

How many of those Ks were Lilly.

He struck out 5 times on the night.

Let's bring the...

by Swager on Jul 1, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well put

It wasn’t really 5 was it?

,.....

oh wait, it was. Not all of those were Zito, tho. He got fuko once and I’m sure some others.

Shit, after he K’ed Fuko I thought he was gonna own them. Oops.

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 1, 2008 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Also, additionally plus side

Yabu got somebody out, Hinshaw struck out the side.

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 1, 2008 11:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yabu got a few somebodies out!

Plus Alex Omar Obama Hussein Hinshaw.

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Jul 1, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"When this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see sme serious sh*t"

And we did.

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by Natto on Jul 1, 2008 12:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

+ infinity!

Down in Front Meat!

by homerdrew415 on Jul 1, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

/and beyond?

Down in Front Meat!

by homerdrew415 on Jul 1, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry, I can’t hear you, Zito just walked another batter.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Jul 1, 2008 12:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK

by Josh from Hollywood on Jul 1, 2008 12:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

LOL

Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.

by Kitspool on Jul 1, 2008 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Win

Tentatively adopting Dan Ortmeier. And Boom Goes the Dynamite.

by Andy from DC on Jul 1, 2008 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i voted for the “gets injured and never really returns” option. but i think i should note that i see this option more as the “gets ‘injured’” option.

Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...

by Smoke on the Water on Jul 1, 2008 12:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I saw at least one 90 mph reading!

I don’t know if the radar gun has been goosed or not, but if it hasn’t, that is a good sign. He got squeezed a little. He was Castillo’ed. He got no run support. And you have to give some credit to the Cubs. They are a good hitting team, patient and with a good approach to Zito. It was definitely not his worst outing of the year and if you squint hard enough you might see some positives in it.

by out machine on Jul 1, 2008 1:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

At least they turn on the radar gun now. When I went to the A’s game where he pitched, the gun was off the entire game until he came out.

by Hobbes2d on Jul 1, 2008 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You didn't have an option for...

Continues on in this vein, ERA in mid 5’s the most overpaid 5th starter in history.

FIRE BRIAN SABEAN

by zenbitz on Jul 1, 2008 1:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Isn’t that sorta option 3?

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by Natto on Jul 1, 2008 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

it's like a

pessimistic 3.

FIRE BRIAN SABEAN

by zenbitz on Jul 1, 2008 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mark Hampton & Denny Neagle want a word with you on that..

Down in Front Meat!

by homerdrew415 on Jul 1, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Another anagram of "pitcher Barry Zito"

RICH BRAT, ZERO PITY

Anagram of "Giants pitcher Matt Cain" = TRAGIC MAN, ISN'T PATHETIC

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jul 1, 2008 1:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

+1

Down in Front Meat!

by homerdrew415 on Jul 1, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I voted for “Retires”, because I am the Barry Zito of my own life and that’s what I would do.

yeah, well, the whole world stinks, francine -- so get used to it!

by satyricrash on Jul 1, 2008 1:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

you used to have a porn stache?

by Giant Voodoo on Jul 1, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't see a "Sabean gets fired" option?

Bonds stands alone.

Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal

by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 1, 2008 1:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I think we’re all jumping to conclusions about Barry Zito too soon. Furreals, one and a half years into a contract that nobody thought was a bad idea at the time just isn’t long enough.

Barry Zito’s a nice guy, and he does yoga and stuff.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2008 1:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

You guys, Sabes is a super roxor GM, don't you understand?

Tentatively adopting Dan Ortmeier. And Boom Goes the Dynamite.

by Andy from DC on Jul 1, 2008 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I almost fell into the sarchasm

by Viliphied on Jul 1, 2008 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was afraid of not being obvious enough, actually, because my comment doesn’t really give any clues except for sounding mildly stupid.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Jul 1, 2008 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So, no clues at all, is what you’re saying?

All-Father Watch: 1.23 ERA, 8 saves, 0.98 WHIP, 37 Ks in 36 2/3 IP

by EliminateMe on Jul 1, 2008 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I do yoga and I can’t break the speed limit with my throws either. Where’s my $126 million?

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jul 1, 2008 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you send your pitches to your yahoo address,

You’ll get them faster.

by bondslegend on Jul 1, 2008 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And he plays guitar!!

by bondslegend on Jul 1, 2008 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

the thing i feel bad about is he seems like a nice guy. and how many guys would be up for post-game interviews all the time, even at home where he does so poorly. i think we just need to bottle zito on the road and bring that home for his starts.

unrelated… i have 2 tix for tonight in the arcade, i cant go due to work. any interest?

by esqdg on Jul 1, 2008 1:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Really?

I can’t believe 61 people (as of this posting) voted that they thought Zito would continue at a 4.50-5.50 ERA for the rest of his contract. The only two reasonable answers are the first two (which is why the teacher always puts those first). I went with the trade +$80m, but I could easily see the DFA.

Then again, I thought Steve Hosey would be our RF throughout the 90’s. So I could be wrong.

Your 2011 SF Giants: the 2008 Augusta Greenjackets!

by Lyle on Jul 1, 2008 2:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Steve Hosey and Adam Hyzdu FTW!

by Hobbes2d on Jul 1, 2008 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

it sort of wins by default.

1) zito getting better – not likely
2) zito getting traded – seems even less likely. I mean, I don’t think you could get a team to take him + 80M. Maybe Zito + 100M, but at that point you are just DFAing him.
3) They are not going to DFA him and eat 100M. I don’t even think the Giants are going to eat $80M
4) He’s not going to retire

Others: He might get injured, but I doubt he takes a full time bullpen role. Either case is too random to predict.

The fact is, the Giants are stuck with the vast majority of his contract. No matter what. They are going to need a 5th starter, and he is not really worse than Misch or Correia or anyone elses 5th starter for that matter.

FIRE BRIAN SABEAN

by zenbitz on Jul 1, 2008 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i voted for #4

just because if it happened I could say I witnessed a miracle.

Someone get Damon Minor's agent on the phone stat!

by fanofvanlandingham on Jul 1, 2008 2:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Now that I think about it, I should have put “filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler” instead of a poll.

by Grant on Jul 1, 2008 2:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

It’d be about the same as any of your other posts anyway.

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by Natto on Jul 1, 2008 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

what other posts?

"ever so cynical yet whimsical giants related signature"

by The Gene Hackman on Jul 1, 2008 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

we a-no know how we and dem a-gonna work this out

"ever so cynical yet whimsical giants related signature"

by The Gene Hackman on Jul 1, 2008 2:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Didn't see an option

To sign him to an extension.

/ducks

Kevin Pritchard stole my daughter's lunch money.

by otis29 on Jul 1, 2008 3:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Well

If you sign him for another 10 years @ league minimum, then the overall breakdown of the contract doesn’t look so bad.

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 1, 2008 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

only because the USD will be worth .00000000000000000003 Euro cents by then

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Jul 1, 2008 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The most ridiculous option?

Isn’t that the “regain his stuff and confidence to become the Cy Zito of yore” option?

Only 890 games until the end of Zito's contract

by thehavenot on Jul 1, 2008 4:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I need another option.

It should read: Pitches well enough to have an ERA of 6 for the rest of his contract. Bochy refuses to bench him because he’s a GAMER.

I only have a signature because I recognize everyone else by their sigs, not their usernames..

by lmaozedong on Jul 1, 2008 5:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

It depends on how long we have Brian "The Nightmare" Sabean as GM

‘Cause if he’s still around at the end there’s a decent chance Sabe’s re-up’s him for another 7 years, $813 million (that offer’s not quite as bad as it looks – I’m estimating what the dollar will be worth 6 years from now)

Is there anyway we can get Isiah Thomas a job with the Lakers?

by Punchbowl on Jul 1, 2008 8:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs