The Big Three from the early 2000’s were one of the best threesomes in a starting rotation in the modern era of baseball, and they get little respect for what they achieved together. Kudos to the Oakland Athletics organization for recognizing these three starting pitchers this past weekend. Together, they assisted the Athletics in winning 483 games in just five years. Barry Zito, Tim Hudson and Mark Mulder helped the A’s average 97 wins a year from 2000 to 2004.
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Having Zito take the mound against great friend Hudson, who is now pitching for the San Francisco Giants, on Saturday was great for the fans of Oakland and Zito deserved it.