In a season in which so much has gone so wrong for the Oakland Athletics, the team did something absolutely right on Wednesday: The A's called up Barry Zito.
Zito, 37, gets his one last shot at the major leagues. He did not play at all last season, then toiled at triple-A Nashville this season, posting a 3.46 earned-run average. As he has watched and waited, the A's have used 12 starters this season.
The A's, with the worst record in the American League, play the San Francisco Giants next week. I hope the A's start Zito against his former Oakland teammate, Tim Hudson.