Zito might become a Padre:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/sports/ci_3988725
"It is exciting to come back to San Diego, but I think sometimes trying too hard is a bad thing, trying to be too perfect," Zito said. "I really wanted to come in here and have a good day. I can say, in a way, it contributed. Instead of letting things happen, I tried to create them — and you can't do that."
Zito has been having fun dropping hints about his impending free-agent status all year. He later added that Petco Field is "a great park to pitch in.I'm sure I'll pitch here again sometime soon."
Why sometime soon?
"I'm going to sign here. I'm a free agent," Zito said, with a straight face, before breaking into a grin. "It's a major league baseball park. I'm in the major leagues. Chances are. ..."