Mental Mastery: Evan Longoria's Leap To Stardom
mvn.com 8/6/2009 — It's the little things you don't see. He stands a few feet behind the bag at third, spikes lazily grooming the dirt beneath his Nikes, and exhales. A slap of the glove combined with two steps forward, and he's in the "circle." Just as quickly - as soon as the pitch reaches the catcher's ...

Longorious Chart
mvn.com 7/18/2009 — If you were paying attention to the telecast, you should have heard color man Brian Anderson talk about through the replay that Evan Longoria's home run came off a changeup from a pitcher that threw in the mid 90s. That at-bat was a doozy after Longoria got three straight fastballs at 95, 97, ...

Longoria's GIDPs Are Well Timed (At The End)
mvn.com 7/28/2009 — The ground ball double play is a pitcher's best friend and a hitter's worst outcome when putting the ball into play. It hurts the hitter because it gives your team 2 outs or ends the inning. The same reason why it is craved by pitchers. The hitter that is tied for the Major League lead just so ...

The Rays Without Longoria
mvn.com 6/5/2009 — Evan Longoria wants to play today, and may well be in the starting lineup. If not, definitely a pinch-hitter or defensive replacement late inning. He has said he almost definitely will start on Saturday. This season, Longoria has missed only four games and five starts (thanks Joe) out of the 58 ...

Longoria Is A Bright Spot, .300?
mvn.com 9/8/2009 — Yes they are 3-9 since they started in Detroit and dropped seven of their past eight games, the Rays still have some bright spots. On Sunday we saw Wade Davis shine in what was suppose to be his first Major League victory now we see Evan Longoria being Evan Longoria. Actually I was motivated to ...

If Longoria Could Get Hot At The Plate...
mvn.com 8/5/2009 — I missed the E:60 piece on Evan Longoria because I was watching him at the game marathon! And watching him included some very nice defensive plays on pop ups and smart plays like a 5-3 double play. At the plate, Longoria was all or nothing having 7 PAs: four strikeouts, an intentional walk, and ...

Eric Berry's brother, 13, commits to Vols : Football Recruiting
govolsxtra.com 6/30/2009 — Editor's note: This story has been corrected. It is an NCAA violation to offer a scholarship to an athlete Evan Berry's age. UT has not offered Berry a scholarship. Even though it's too early for Tennessee to actually offer, UT has received its first ...

The Inconsistent Play of Evan Longoria
raysallday.com 7/10/2009 — Evan Longoria started the 2009 season on fire. After ten games, he was hitting .429 with five home runs and 12 RBI. But, lately, there’s growing talk about the seemingly prolonged slump that he has been in. Typically, the conversation turns to when he missed some games due to hamstring ...

Loving Longoria | FanGraphs Baseball
fangraphs.com 5/9/2009 — Odds are, you know Evan Longoria is pretty good. He’s just 23, but he’s already made his mark on the American League with a stellar rookie season, and he’s followed it up with a strong start to the 2009 season. It wouldn’t be that controversial to ...

Longoria's Strikezone 6-11
mvn.com 6/12/2009 — A couple of Longoria posts recently discussing his "hole" one using his hot zone chart and one looking at where he was pitched too in Monday's game against the Yankees. For now, I took all pitches he saw against the Angels in game where he broke a career long 0-19 hitless streak and a 7 game, 12 ...

Tampa Bay's Upton steals home — Major League Baseball News 7/9/2009
B.J. Upton caught Brian Tallet sleeping in the first inning when the Blue Jays left-hander threw over to first base. Upton appeared to anticipate the throw and took off, easily stealing home.

Shouse nearing return to Rays — Major League Baseball News 7/9/2009
Brian Shouse is close to making a return to the Rays' bullpen. Shouse was a dependable option before going on the disabled list on May 25 with a left elbow strain.

Rolen extends hitting streak to 25 games — Major League Baseball News 7/9/2009
On Wednesday night, Scott Rolen pulled a pitch from Rays left-hander Scott Kazmir down the left-field line for a fourth-inning double, extending his hitting streak to 25 games.

Zobrist leads Rays over Blue Jays 10-9 — Boston.com -- Baseball News 7/9/2009
All-Star Ben Zobrist hit a three-run homer and had an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the Tampa Bay Rays a 10-9 victory over the slumping Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.

Zobrist gives Rays another walk-off win — Major League Baseball News 7/9/2009
Ben Zobrist hit an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning on Wednesday as the Rays beat the Blue Jays, 10-9, on a walk-off hit for the second straight night.