Surely you’ve heard by now that Evan Longoria was a Dirtbag at Long Beach State—you may have heard it from us when we had Evan on SportsNight last February, shortly before he became an international superstar.  In this article from the LA Times, Longoria discusses how Long Beach State helped him become a better player, and about the strange road that led from Rio Hondo College to the Tampa Bay Rays in just three years. 

It’s a great article and, if you’re worried about Longoria’s late-game error against the Red Sox, good comfort food, too.