For Casey McGehee, the last couple of weeks have been a foray into uncharted territory. McGehee has been playing baseball professionally since 2003, but only a sliver of that time has been spent playing second base.
So it's an interesting twist of fate that one of the keys to keeping the Yomiuri Giants' postseason streak (currently at 10) going might be McGehee's ability to fit a square peg into a round hole.
"It's going on 10 years since I did it," the Giants infielder told The Japan Times about adjusting to playing second. "It's kind of starting over. The speed at which the ball gets to you and the timing of it are just different. At the same time, that's what it is, and I'm going to try to continue to improve at it."