PEORIA, ARIZ. — Left-hander Barry Zito ended his 2012 campaign with a flourish, coming up with two monumental starts that were instrumental in the Giants’ second World Series title in three years. The ...

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 ...