For starters, Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays, minus Ben Zobrist
blogs.tampabay.com 6/29/2009 — The Tampa Bay Rays will face the Toronto Blue Jays here in Toronto for the first time this season. Jeff Niemann will start for the Rays, with Roy Halladay making his return from the disabled list tonight. The Rays lineup looks the same, only with ...

Is Ben Zobrist For Real?
advancedfantasybaseball.com 6/10/2009 — If you have Ben Zobrist on your fantasy team, chances are you are much happier than the guy who last owned him in your league. Zobrist hit his 12th homer in just 148 at-bats after looking like merely a very good bench player in the first 400 at-bats of his career. But now the patience that ...

Could Ben Zobrist Join the 30/30 Club in 2009?
draysbay.com 6/15/2009 — More photos » by Elaine Thompson - AP Tampa Bay Rays' Ben Zobrist is flirting with 30/30 numbers. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Browse more photos ...

Tonight's Lineup: Without Longoria
mvn.com 6/30/2009 — Yesterday it was Zobrist's day off , now for the second game in the Jays and Rays series, Maddon has benched another infielder. Evan Longoria has been dealing with that hamstring again and Maddon decided to give him the day off with Willy Aybar starting at third and hitting in Longo's three ...

Zobrist could be a real star
www2.tbo.com 6/21/2009 — 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 ...

Prospect Retro: Ben Zobrist
minorleagueball.com 6/20/2009 — More photos » by Mark Duncan - AP 22 days ago: Tampa Bay Rays' Ben Zobrist doubles off Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Zach Jackson to drive in a ...

Zobrist tops AL leaderboard
blogs.tampabay.com 6/19/2009 — 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 ...

Ben Zobrist Completes a Great Hometown Story
raysallday.com 7/6/2009 — Ben Zobrist is from Eureka, Illinois, a small town of about 5,000 people near Peoria. It’s claim to fame has been that former President Ronald Reagan graduated from hometown Eureka college back in 1932. Eureka is between Chicago and St. Louis. Growing up in Illinois myself, ...

Ben Zobrist Gets Some All-Star Love
raysallday.com 6/19/2009 — Finally, a little national recognition for Ben Zobrist. ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick listed nine players who are worth All-Star consideration to make the mid-summer classic for the first time. At the very top of the list…Zorilla! And, coming in at #4 was Jason Bartlett. My guess, ...

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays - Recap - June 30, 2009
scores.espn.go.com 7/1/2009 — Three homers, Garza help Rays stretch win streak to seven TORONTO -- Right from the first pitch, the Tampa Bay Rays had their power stroke going. B.J. Upton homered to leadoff the game, Carl Crawford and Willy Aybar added solo shots and the Rays won ...

Rays Look to Carry Momentum into Canada, Texas — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/29/2009
The Rays won five of six last week, returned to full strength with Kazmir, Bartlett, Burrell, Bradford, and Shouse getting off of the DL. They look to continue their hot streaks when they head north to face Roy Halladay and the Toronto ...

Rays improving at plate with two strikes — Major League Baseball News 6/29/2009
For Joe Maddon, one of the keys to the Rays' success at the plate this year has been their ability to come up with hits with two strikes against them.

Rays beat Halladay, Blue Jays, 4-1 — Boston.com -- Baseball News 6/30/2009
Carl Crawford and Pat Burrell homered to ruin Roy Halladay's return and the Tampa Bay Rays won their sixth straight game, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Monday night.

Rays ruin Halladay's return and top Blue Jays — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 6/30/2009
Carl Crawford and Pat Burrell homered and the Tampa Bays Rays ruined Roy Halladay's return with their sixth straight victory, ...

Rays beat Halladay, win sixth straight (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 6/30/2009
Carl Crawford and Pat Burrell homered and the Tampa Bays Rays ruined Roy Halladay's return with their sixth straight victory, 4-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night. Halladay (10-2) came in having won his past seven decisions, the ...