zito isnt san fran's 1st problem, that pathetic triple a lineup they put on the field every night. if benji molina is ur leading hitter you got some problems. call that roid head bonds back up!!!

Mike Oz is awesome because he brought out Voltron. I agree, send Zito to Fresno.

giants could have used those bucks they paid zito ....elswhere....time for frisco to wake up and get rid of all the haz-been's....giant fan over 56 years....and mays is still the best ever.....

I can fill the soft tossing lefty role for for $126.

Mays will always be the best ever!! Cards fan here, don't have much interest in Zito but I'm enjoying watching the show.

Should have left him the getto, Oakland

San Francisco isnt going to cut him because then they would have to eat the remainder of zito's contract....and that would really hurt. Right now they are going to get as much value from him as possible and hope they can fix his problem be they mental or physical.

i'm the man

love it when a big $$$ guy falls on his face. NONE of them are worth that much money!

i say take the "no surf" clause out of his contract. the guy needs to surf. hell, maybe it will even help his arm strength

I don't blame zito, I blame sabien.

They cant release him, he has a guaranteed contract they would still have to pay him........Thank God The Mets lost out on him..........They would be stuck with him and wouldn't have had the money to pay Santana.....The Yankees will probably trade for him they good at getting washed up expensive pitchers ala Clemens last year.

"and that would really hurt..." You don't think the 0-6 start, the fact that SF's attendance is down 15%, that even the kayak rental business is off 75% doesn't hurt? Peter McGowan needs to show Zito the door, do the same with Brian Sabean and do what is right. That is, stay with the young kids, let them develop, rebuild the farm system and project for the future. Look, even the managment of the Gigantes felt that this was NOT a playoff year going in, so, let the kids amaze us for awhile. Make Bochy teach and coach...sure he was a winner with the Padres, the management there handed him a team he could win with, not here, that is for sure. James N saying to "call that roid head bonds back up" is THE most rediculous statement so far. Look at the A's for cripes sake! Billy Beane dropped another superstar this past winner when he sent Swisher to the White Sox and stayed with what works...YOUTH and they are tied with Anaheim for 1st place with half the payroll! That's it! There's the answer! Have McGowan read Beane's book and hire a GM that does THAT! In 3 years the Giants are playoff contenders again and it will be "Sabean, Bond, Bochy, Zito WHO?" Hum baby!

"and that would really hurt..." You don't think the 0-6 start, the fact that SF's attendance is down 15%, that even the kayak rental business is off 75% doesn't hurt? Peter McGowan needs to show Zito the door, do the same with Brian Sabean and do what is right. That is, stay with the young kids, let them develop, rebuild the farm system and project for the future. Look, even the managment of the Gigantes felt that this was NOT a playoff year going in, so, let the kids amaze us for awhile. Make Bochy teach and coach...sure he was a winner with the Padres, the management there handed him a team he could win with, not here, that is for sure. James N saying to "call that roid head bonds back up" is THE most rediculous statement so far. Look at the A's for cripes sake! Billy Beane dropped another superstar this past winner when he sent Swisher to the White Sox and stayed with what works...YOUTH and they are tied with Anaheim for 1st place with half the payroll! That's it! There's the answer! Have McGowan read Beane's book and hire a GM that does THAT! In 3 years the Giants are playoff contenders again and it will be "Sabean, Bond, Bochy, Zito WHO?" Hum baby!

Let's give Zito a break. He needs to go back to the basics. Somewhere in between all the guitar lessons and yoga sessions, he lost his famous curve ball.

I hate to say it but he may have had some of "The clear". Look at his three good seasons 2000-2002 then he tapers off and then levels out. Who was on his team with him? Tejada, Giambi. Now maybe he just peaked early and is on the slide but maybe he was average to begin with and just got some help from some teammates, wink wink.

I love how people post "First!!" in the comments section. So here goes...
Twentieth!!!! Yeah!!! Everyone below me is not as cool as me.
Anyway, I used to live in Fresno. I like Oz. I liked Fresno. I like the Grizzlies. I think they should demote him to FAT.
Go Tribe.

"He needs to learn how to pitch like Jamie Moyer" haha...
But seriously, a great example as to why no athlete is worth that much, especially one that only plays every 5 games. They are stuck with that contract situation. After this start of the season, trading him wouldn't be much of an option because the team getting him would require the Giants to pay a portion of his contract. Cutting him means they would have to pay the whole thing anyways, so you might as well make him eat up a few early middle innings. The guy makes 450K-500K a start... penalize him... 50K for a ND, 100K for a loss, and 250K if you flat out suck and only last into the 3rd or 4th, how is that?
BUT this guy was a top 10 draft pick, an AL Cy Young winner, and considered an ace... the potential is there...
If you look at his stats, he has a career BAA .236 which is pretty damn good... but his walks are up this year, which tells me he just needs to throw more pitches in the strike zone because batters aren't chasing, tell that to his catcher... he's not a strikeout artist, especially at this stage in his career, which means heed needs some help from his defense... but oh wait, 6 UNearned runs in starts 2, 3, and 4... with some help from his offense, he/they could of won 2 of those... if he can throw that curve ball and get 10 groundball outs a game, he would be fine... not a fan of the guy, but good luck to him... have fun in court/surfing next summer

It's amazing that it has taken this long for the Giants to realize that Zito was and never has been an Ace pitcher. All that he was ever good for on the A's was as a relief pitchers...that is how he was brought up from the River Cats in Sacrament. The boy is good for 3 innings and that is about it...nothing has ever changed The Giants are just complete idiots in how they budget themselves!!!!! I doubt Zito cares that much he is the one picking up the phat check at the end of the day...who is the real idiot here, cause it's not Zito!

great video of zito at macys here.
look how small his arms are!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq0aWuRjp0g

This is why the A's will continue to be competitive and the Giants will never, ever, with a World Series. $126 million for a player that plays every 5th day? Crazy.

BZ doesn't need to go to Fresno to work on his mechanics; he needs to go to Fresno to work AS a mechanic.

every met fan is glad he didnt sign with the mets now !

Zito for Class clown