Barry Zito Plunks Prince Fielder, Reminds Us Why Baseball Knows Best

Ah, with one mild fastball placed squarely between the ample shoulder blades of Prince Fielder, Barry Zito of our San Francisco Giants reminded the athletic world exactly why Major League Baseball will always be the top dog for many of its fans.

As for me, no affinity for another sport will ever replace my love of "The Show."

And it's because of old-school moments just like Zito's beanball right out of the spring training gates.

For those of you unfamiliar with the first salvo in this six-month-old dispute, allow me to explain.

On Sept. 6, 2009, the portly Milwaukee Brewer put a 12-inning affair with SF to bed— courtesy of one of his prodigious blasts. By the time he reached second base, he wa...

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