The curveball is the ruiner of young arms and old hitters, scourge of Pedro Cerrano and the reason Barry Zito is a very rich man. It's spawned dozens of nicknames -- bender, hook, Uncle Charlie -- and ...

In 2010, when the Giants were on their way to a World Series victory, Barry Zito was rooting against them. “I did,” Zito said recently. “It was really hard to admit.” Zito makes the confession in his ...

With Game One of the 2012 World Series already being quickly followed by Thursday’s follow-up battle between the San Francisco Giants and the Detroit Tigers, the opening memory most people will have ...

Veteran Barry Zito's comeback attempt finally came full circle for the Oakland Athletics on Sunday, as he pitched the eighth inning of the A's loss to the Houston Astros. Despite giving up a home run ...