Well, this is just about the nicest thing a guy could do. Grab a box of tissue before you dive in...
Barry Zito's expensive, seven-year tenure with the San Francisco Giants was a ride and a half, but it's likely at its end.
The veteran lefty took out an ad in the San Francisco Chronicle to extend a final hat tip to fans with this touching letter:
Barry Zito thanks fans in the Chronicle - class act doesn't begin to describe it. #ThankYouBarry pic.twitter.com/pNbigyAw9K
— Carmen Kiew (@carmenkiew) October 14, 2013
(h/t Hardball Talk for the tears)