SI's Best/Worst of Decade
Tonawanda Kardex
WORST FREE-AGENT SIGNING: Barry Zito, San Francisco Giants; Dec. 28,
2006
It wasn't just the price -- seven years, $126 million -- but also the
timing. By the time the Giants signed Zito to the richest pitching
contract ever, Zito's career was clearly on the downswing. Scouts
talked openly about how his stuff was declining, and anyway it had
been three years since he had pitched like a No. 1 starter. The Giants
signed him and, predictably, Zito's performance has been a huge
disappointment. He is 31-43 with a 4.56 ERA since arriving in San
Francisco. The real problem, though, is not what he's done... it's
what is ahead. Zito turns 32 in May, and he has four years and $76
million left on his deal.
BIGGEST VILLAIN: Barry Bonds
Who else? In the decade, Bonds became baseball's single-season home
run leader and baseball's career home run leader. And he somehow did
this while making almost no one like him. The steroid allegations that
constantly swirled around him were part of the story, but the truth is
that people generally did not like Bonds for a long time. It's a shame
because Bonds really was a singular player who could be extremely
charming when the mood struck him. Which, obviously, was not often
enough.
Zee
<nothing that we didn't already know>
Greg Lentz
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Greg Lentz
Gary Rosen
"Greg Lentz" <nodam...@speakeasy.net> wrote in message
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> Missed the "worst troll" award.
Also "Fattest loser who gloats over Bill Walsh's terminal illness"
- Gary Rosen
Gary Rosen
"Tonawanda Kardex" <tonawan...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Fatso doesn't have the balls to own up to lying about Lincecum.
- Gary Rosen