Barry Zito

[fan_since79]

...not so good anymore. Seven runs allowed in four innings, three home runs.

 

Time marches on for all of us.

 

 

[fan_since79]

Okay, it looks like he's had a couple of good outings. There's a possibility he could make the A's roster as a long reliever.

[disarcina]

well, that was Zito the past seven years -- some really good quality outings followed by an outing where he gets shelled.

 

after he signed that seven year multi-million deal with the SF Giants -- he never lived up to the contract hype -- although -- on occasion -- he would just pitch a gem and folks would think : "he's back"

 

he really did not pitch well for the Giants most of those seven years to the point he spent the final two/ three years as a long reliever and for one of the SF Giants playoff runs the running joke was "what's the most expensive seat at AT&T for the World Series this year?"  The one that (not on playoff roster) Barry Zito is sitting in.

 

But then in 2013 Zito pitched well in several of his starts down the stretch to help the Giants make the playoffs -- and actually pitched pretty well that year -- not sure but he may even have pitched a pretty good game against the Cardinals in one of the playoff games when he was on the post-season roster for that series.......

 

hard to say if he sticks with Oakland or not......probably should have a couple of starts at triple-A but he likely won't agree to that.

[DW711]

entering this game...his batting average against was .135.

 

Don't criticize him too much because he might be on your team in less then a week!

[DW711]

Jesse Chavez will be the long man (easy spot starter)

 

Parker and Griffin are back in a month of two.

[halobob]

well, that was Zito the past seven years -- some really good quality outings followed by an outing where he gets shelled.

 

after he signed that seven year multi-million deal with the SF Giants -- he never lived up to the contract hype -- although -- on occasion -- he would just pitch a gem and folks would think : "he's back"

 

he really did not pitch well for the Giants most of those seven years to the point he spent the final two/ three years as a long reliever and for one of the SF Giants playoff runs the running joke was "what's the most expensive seat at AT&T for the World Series this year?"  The one that (not on playoff roster) Barry Zito is sitting in.

 

But then in 2013 Zito pitched well in several of his starts down the stretch to help the Giants make the playoffs -- and actually pitched pretty well that year -- not sure but he may even have pitched a pretty good game against the Cardinals in one of the playoff games when he was on the post-season roster for that series.......

 

hard to say if he sticks with Oakland or not......probably should have a couple of starts at triple-A but he likely won't agree to that.

2012 was the year Zito pitched well down the stretch and playoffs...he beat Verlander in game 1 of the World Series.  

[Ohtaniland]

Anyone see Venditte pitch today? This guy pitches both right and left handed. What a weapon if he was good.

 

 

 

[AngelsSurfer]

Venditte was pretty amazing, and what a formidable weapon that switch-pitching could be. I'd love to see him improve and land on a MLB roster somewhere.

Edited April 1, 2015 by AngelsSurfer

[Ohtaniland]

Venditte was pretty amazing, and what a formidable weapon that switch-pitching could be. I'd love to see him improve and land on a MLB roster somewhere.

 

It's actually an amazing story. How rare that is.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Anyone see Venditte pitch today? This guy pitches both right and left handed. What a weapon if he was good.

 

 

 

 

What would happen if a switch thrower pitched to a switch hitter?

[ELEVEN]

What would happen if a switch thrower pitched to a switch hitter?

Ask Adrian Peterson.

[Erstad Grit]

What would happen if a switch thrower pitched to a switch hitter?

 

They have recently addressed that in the rule book. Pitcher must first declare which side they are throwing and cannot change it. 

[DW711]

What would happen if a switch thrower pitched to a switch hitter?

 

The pitcher has to choose what way he'll throw before.

[DW711]

and Venditte probably won't make the opening 25.

 

I guess they prefer at least one worse guy to go instead of him, initially.

 

He'll probably be up in about a month.

[DW711]

Venditte was pretty amazing, and what a formidable weapon that switch-pitching could be. I'd love to see him improve and land on a MLB roster somewhere.

 

[disarcina]

great video link -- thanks for posting that.

 

a few years ago there was link to a video to a guy who threw both left and right -- it was a minor league game (I think) and a switch hitter stepped into the box.

 

the pitcher and the hitter did a musical chairs type of thing with each one switching one side to the other to match the other.......

 

this merry go round went on a few times before the umps conferred and finally told pitcher and hitter each of them had to pick one (left or right) and stick with it the entire at -bat.