Barry Zito

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Barry Zito throws during the eighth inning of Game 5 of baseball's National League championship series against the St. Louis Cardinals, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, in St. Louis. Zito, who won the 2002 AL Cy Young Award as a member of the Oakland A's, finished the 2012 regular season 7-0 with a 3.92 ERA in his final 11 starts of the year, and posted his first winning record with the Giants in 2012.

Credit: AP Photo/David J. Phillip