San Francisco Giants 2019 Off-season Thread | Page 326

Sep 17, 2019 at 10:35 AM

Zachary
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^ I wouldn't just kept that to myself.

Sep 17, 2019 at 10:42 AM

Niners99
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Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
Excerpts from Zito's memoir as reported by the sfchronicle. I dont have access to sfchronicle, so I took this from the subreddit. I've always wondered how he felt personally when Bochy chose not to use him for the 2010 run. Now we know.

"I rooted against the team because my ego was in full control and if we lost, then I could get out of there," Zito said. "It would a) prove they couldn't do it without me, and b) take me out of the situation because I was so miserable coming to the field every day.

"I was so deep in shame. I wanted out of that situation so bad."

He destroyed his relationship with his close friend, former closer Brian Wilson.

"He became the most famous guy in baseball while my career was tanking, and I literally couldn't handle it," Zito said of the All-Star closer. "I pushed him away."
Zito was miserable.

"It was really hard to admit," Zito told The Chronicle's Ann Killion.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SFGiants/comments/d5i8cp/barry_zito_reveals_in_his_new_memoir_that_he/

"It would prove that without me they couldn't do it"

Rooting against his own team to win a ring when he didn't have a ring yet. Thats pretty unbelievable.

Sep 17, 2019 at 11:59 AM

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Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
Excerpts from Zito's memoir as reported by the sfchronicle. I dont have access to sfchronicle, so I took this from the subreddit. I've always wondered how he felt personally when Bochy chose not to use him for the 2010 run. Now we know.

"I rooted against the team because my ego was in full control and if we lost, then I could get out of there," Zito said. "It would a) prove they couldn't do it without me, and b) take me out of the situation because I was so miserable coming to the field every day.

"I was so deep in shame. I wanted out of that situation so bad."

He destroyed his relationship with his close friend, former closer Brian Wilson.

"He became the most famous guy in baseball while my career was tanking, and I literally couldn't handle it," Zito said of the All-Star closer. "I pushed him away."
Zito was miserable.

"It was really hard to admit," Zito told The Chronicle's Ann Killion.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SFGiants/comments/d5i8cp/barry_zito_reveals_in_his_new_memoir_that_he/

His honesty is a breath of fresh air lol

Sep 17, 2019 at 12:37 PM

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Zachary
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Something a vet shouldn't be thinking

Sep 17, 2019 at 12:48 PM

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SFGiant49ers
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Lol he honestly thought he could have helped in that World Series? Even tho we had Timmy, Cain, Bum, and Sanchez? Oh and not to mention he sucked at the time lol

Sep 17, 2019 at 3:50 PM

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VaBeachNiner
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Pretty cool

Sep 17, 2019 at 4:57 PM

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SteveWallacesHelmet
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BREAKING: Belt demands trade to Red Sox. #SFGiants
— Henry Schulman (@hankschulman) September 17, 2019

Dont tease us like this, Henry. Please.

[ Edited by SteveWallacesHelmet on Sep 17, 2019 at 4:58 PM ]

Sep 17, 2019 at 5:10 PM

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MRNINESEVEN
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Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
Pretty cool

That's sick!!

Sep 17, 2019 at 6:10 PM

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Yaz getting his 20th HR at Fenway is such a cool moment. Jon Miller said the Red Sox fans were yellow "Go! Go!" when the ball was in the air, cheering him like a Sox player.

Sep 17, 2019 at 6:34 PM

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Originally posted by Niners99:
Yaz getting his 20th HR at Fenway is such a cool moment. Jon Miller said the Red Sox fans were yellow "Go! Go!" when the ball was in the air, cheering him like a Sox player.

Sick!!

Sep 17, 2019 at 7:22 PM

#4886