mlb.mlb.com - 11/10/2008
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The year of firsts continues for the Rays. The 2008 season already saw the young club from St. Petersburg, Fla., make its first trip in 11 years of existence to the postseason, win its first American League East title, get to the World Series for the first time and crown its first Gold Glove ...
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Evan Longoria, the third baseman whose powerful bat
keyed the Rays' remarkable turnaround season, and Cubs catcher
Geovany Soto were named winners of their respective leagues' 2008 Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Awards.
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Longoria, Soto are Rookies of the Year
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Evan Longoria And Geovany Soto Win AL And NL Rookie Of The Year Awards
FanIQ Blog —
The MLB announced the winners of the American League and National League Rookie of the Year awards today. Tampa Bay Rays 3B Evan Longoria won the honor in the AL, and Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto took home the hardware in the NL.
Both players were All Stars this year, and were overwhelming favorites coming into the voting. Longoria missed 30 games due ot injury, ...
2008 Awards - Is The Win Losing Value?
Athletics Nation —
... Evan Longoria - It wasn't even close, as Longoria won all 28 first place votes on his way to the first ROY in Tampa Bay history; a much deserved honor for one of the players responsible for the Rays' first World Series appearance. Despite missing thirty games with a wrist injury, Longoria still played enough great baseball to run away with the award, hitting .272 with 27 homeruns and 85 RBIs to beat out Alexei Ramirez, Jacoby Ellsbury, Mike Aviles, and Armando Galarraga. If you are looking for A's coverage in this award wrap-up, here it is: Joey Devine ...
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www2.presstelegram.com 11/13/2008 — It is noon the day after Evan Longoria is affirmed as the American League's Rookie of the Year, and he is seated at an outdoor table at Smooth's on Pine Ave., discussing plans with the restaurant's owner John Morris about the party he will be staging ...
It's Good to be Evan Longoria
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Evan Longoria Apologized Before You Knew He Had To
shysterball.blogspot.com 10/13/2008 — After more than a week of hard feelings and heightened emotions, Evan Longoria has finally apologized for calling Dominicans uneducated quasi-Latinos . Wait, you hadn't heard about that? That's because, as far as I can tell anyway, the uproar and ...
Longoria and Soto Take Home Rookie of the Year Honors
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 11/11/2008 — Rays third baseman Evan Longoria and Cubs catch Geovany Soto were named winners of their respective leagues' 2008 Rookie of the Year Awards. Soto hit .285/.364/.504 with 23 HR and 86 RBI for Chicago. And Longoria hit .272/.343/.531 with 27 HR and 85 RBI for Tampa.
2008 MLB All-Rookie Team
bleacherreport.com 11/10/2008 — ln a year that showcased a rather deep rookie class, it would be a disservice to only acknowledge the top rookie of both leagues. Therefore, I bring you my 2008 All-Rookie Team, composed of rookies from both the American and National Leagues.
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Evan Longoria is getting screwed over!
completist.wordpress.com 1/20/2009 — Last year’s American League Rookie of the Year, Evan Longoria, hit 27 home runs in just 122 games. Given a full season, it’s likely that Evan could have easily hit 40 or more dingers. Looking at some of Evan’s baseball cards, you ...
Longoria and Soto Are Top Rookies
nytimes.com 11/11/2008 — Evan Longoria of the Tampa Bay Rays won the American League Rookie of the Year award, and Geovany Soto of the Chicago Cubs won the National League award. >
