minorleagueball.com - 6/20/2009
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by Mark Duncan - AP
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Tampa Bay Rays' Ben Zobrist doubles off Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Zach Jackson to drive in a run in the first inning of a baseball game ...
www2.tbo.com - 6/21/2009
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MARC LANCASTER | The Tampa Tribune Published: June
20, 2009 NEW YORK - The Rays had a...
position player who wasn't even on the All-Star ballot make the Midsummer Classic last season, as Evan Longoria made it to Yankee Stadium by acclimation based on his ...
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Zobrist could be a real star
blogs.tampabay.com - 6/19/2009
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INF Ben Zobrist – yes, Ben Zobrist -
is now leading the AL with a 1.080 OPS...
and a .665 slugging pct. After hitting five times Thursday, Zobrist had enough plate appearances (3.1 per team game) to qualify for the leaderboard, and immediately went to ...
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Zobrist tops AL leaderboard
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[THE HANGOVER] The One Where We Discuss New Shea, Zorilla And Sternberg Speaks
Rays Index —
... Martinez throw yesterday, but you can add the Brewers and Cardinals. The Yankees have already said “no thanks,” but the George A. King III report does say that other teams were impressed, but does not mention which teams. [MLB Trade Rumors]
Vince Naimoli versus Bernie Madoff. Yep. [Trop It Like It's Hot]
Minor League Ball takes a look back at Ben Zobrist, the propsect. [Minor League Ball]
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Links For Monday; Pavano, Washburn, Zobrist
Tyler's Take On Sports —
... Speaking of Zorilla, John Sickels did a prospect retro on Zobrist last week. Sickels touches on how he displayed excellent plate discipline and strike zone awareness in the minors, writing, "Zobrist has shown more power the last two years than expected. ...
Links For Monday; Pavano, Washburn, Zobrist
Around the Majors —
... Speaking of Zorilla, John Sickels did a prospect retro on Zobrist last week. Sickels touches on how he displayed excellent plate discipline and strike zone awareness in the minors, writing, "Zobrist has shown more power the last two years than expected. ...
Midafternoon Royals Links: Even Gibbons Thinks the Ship is Sinking
Royals Review —
... him feeble offense | Mellinger's Blog on the Royals and Baseball
Surprisingly, "stripper memoir" is a pretty rigid genre. More evidence that my dissertation topic was a mistake.
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