The ZenMaster, Barry Zito, is BACK!!!

One win after six starts but walking of the mound to standing ovation in the last three home starts, Barry Zito is earning his Giants uniform and his $126 million dollar contract. Zito is winning the fans over with his attitude and string of quality starts. May be I am jumping on the bandwagon a bit too soon, but you can’t help but notice that Zito has his swagger and confidence back from his Oakland A's days. He has canceled out all the distractions (Paris Hilton) and concentrated on his pitching mechanics and his point of release. In his previous three starts he has given up 4 runs (all of which were in two starts vs. dodgers) and has gone 6+ innings.

Giants’ fans have been waiting for a glimpse of what made the Zito the 2002 Cy Young Winner, and they are finally getting it. His fastball still need a few more mph on it for him to sustain his quality starts, but his 12-6 curveball is in strong form and his location and command will getting him out of a jam more often then not. Zito did pitch the same way to end his season 1 and 2 with the giants. He was good in the last month or two before the season ended. But this season he decide that he is going to start early this year and Giants fans are glad he did.


His first two starts of the season were the Zito that Giants fan were getting used to and not in a good way. The notion here we go again went through everybody’s mind. But just when we thought that time was running out for Zito to show up and pitch like a $126 million pitcher. Guess what he finally showed up. With stellar performance in the next 4 starts, 3 no discussions which the team rally to win, and with his first win of the season under his belt, he is pitching like an Ace he was signed to be.