MLBPA Info    Sights and Sounds 07/01/2011 1:49 PM ET Evan
Longoria has his swing back Rays third baseman now feels
comfortable at plate tickets for any Major League Baseball game
Evan Longoria was frustrated. The Rays third baseman, an
American League All-Star in each of his first three Major League
seasons, simply wasn't hitting the way he knows he can.  He
decided to attack the problem with his own bare hands --
literally. He discarded his batting gloves and rediscovered the
hitting and power that had been missing for much of his season.
"Confidence is such a huge part of this game," Longoria said.
"You get a couple of hits and feel like your swing's back where
it needs to be."  There always have been Major League players
who made hitting look so easy -- Ted Williams, Darryl
Strawberry, Ken Griffey Jr., Joe DiMaggio and plenty more. But
finding and keeping that perfect, fluid swing can be elusive. It
can come and go as quickly as the next pitch.  "A lot of times
when you get into those streaks where you c