Haren pitches a complete game on Saturday, which means drinks are on the bullpen. A hundred and thirteen pitches, nine strikeouts (dubious hat trick for Mark DeRosa), and one unearned run (Stephen Drew owes him a drink, too, for that missed catch). It's a close game, seven scoreless innings by Barry Zito, but Upton hits a two-run shot off Affeldt in the eighth that turns out to be just enough to get Haren the win
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Inside, it's dark and humid and loud. Kennedy loses Jackson just inside the door but finds himself with Qualls and Haren, who seems to be looking for someone in the crowd. Kennedy starts to ask Qualls who's getting the first round when Haren raises both of his hands and shouts into the crowd, "Over here! Z!"
And then Barry Zito appears out of the ether and crowd, wearing a button-down shirt with a subtle paisley pattern, badly needing a shave. Qualls scoffs, "Fraternization, Danny. What the fuck?" but Haren just grabs Zito by the shoulder and yanks him in for one of his famous rib-cracking bear-hugs. Kenney got one the first time they met at Spring Training and it left him gasping when it was done, because apparently Haren had never gotten used to being huge and strong
Zito has a sort of hangdog look on his face, which is just ridiculous considering how well he's pitching this year. Kennedy wishes his lines looked as good. He hopes he looks as good when he's Zito's age, hopes he pitches as well as Zito did tonight. The only time
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Zito has a thing for people who graduated from his alma mater (USC).
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And then Barry Zito appears out of the ether and crowd, wearing a button-down shirt with a subtle paisley pattern, badly needing a shave. Qualls scoffs, "Fraternization, Danny. What the fuck?" but Haren just grabs Zito by the shoulder and yanks him in for one of his famous rib-cracking bear-hugs. Kenney got one the first time they met at Spring Training and it left him gasping when it was done, because apparently Haren had never gotten used to being huge and strong
Zito has a sort of hangdog look on his face, which is just ridiculous considering how well he's pitching this year. Kennedy wishes his lines looked as good. He hopes he looks as good when he's Zito's age, hopes he pitches as well as Zito did tonight. The only time ( ... )
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