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Auggie

(31,163 posts) Wed Sep 23, 2015, 01:20 PM Sep 2015

A's Zito / Giants' Hudson to face each other in last MLB starts

Ex-teammates Tim Hudson and Barry Zito facing off Saturday

The baseball-crazed Bay Area is getting its Hudson-versus-Zito matchup on Saturday as so many hoped. And it could be the last hurrah for the two former Athletics pitchers.

This is a bright spot for the A's in their final homestand of the year, which began with an 8-6 loss to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.

Zito, who spent the entire season with Triple-A Nashville before his call-up last week, might be able to throw around 50 pitches in his first -- and perhaps last -- major league start this year. Or ever.

"It's icing," the 37-year-old Zito said Tuesday after a throwing session and visit to the training room. "I came to peace with the fact that Omaha was my last start. I had an inning on the Sunday game. Monday was our last game. The team threw me a little party. We had a baseball pinata in there and a champagne shower, because I was thinking this probably would be it. I never came out officially [to retire] and obviously still kind of seeing what happens. I was hanging out at home. I definitely didn't think this was going to happen. This is all bonus, like triple-bonus situation right now."

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/13719659/ex-teammates-tim-hudson-san-francisco-giants-barry-zito-oakland-face-saturday

Mark Muldar, the third member of the A's "Big Three," will also be on hand. All will partake in the ceremonial throwing of first pitch and associated pregame ceremonies.

HUGE KUDOS TO THE ATHLETICS AND GIANTS FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. The fans wanted really wanted to see this.