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Article: Tropic Thunder: Tampa Bay Rays Evan Longoria on the Cover of ESPN The Magazine.
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- May 8, 2009
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NEW YORK -- Some people look at the sweet swing of Evan Longoria and think he's a natural. But he's not - his talent is the result of hard work. After not being drafted out of high school, Longoria went to junior college and then on to Long Beach State before finally getting noticed. Now, at age 23, he's fast becoming a mix of Cal Ripken, Derek Jeter and Tiger Woods; beneath the gracious veneer, there's a devotion to competitive ruthlessness. In Just Getting Warmed Up, in the new issue of ESPN The Magazine on newsstands now, senior writer Buster Olney on last season's AL Rookie ...