OAKLAND — Before Barry Zito walked off the field for the last time in Oakland, and perhaps for the last time ever, A's Manager Bob Melvin gave him one last instruction.
"Make sure you take a deep breath now and enjoy this,'' the A's manager told him. "Remember it."Then Melvin handed Zito the ball, gave him a robust slap on the rump and sent the left-hander trudging off the mound.Zito, as ordered, hid his disappointment long enough to savor one of the loudest standing ovations ever given to a pitcher at the end of a lousy day.This is how it went in front of a sellout crowd at O.Rough outings can't spoil Zito-Hudson reunion
