Perhaps the last thing slugging corner infielder Casey McGehee hoped for or expected this season was to be a success at second base and batting second -- a lineup spot Japanese teams reserve for fleet, light-hitting glove men who rarely strike out.It's a situation dripping in irony, both for McGehee and his team.After all, the Yomiuri Giants, the most dogmatic and tradition-bound of Nippon Professional Baseball's 12 clubs, haven't had a No. 2 hitter go 20-plus games without a sacrifice bunt since 1966.For McGehee, his second base serendipity comes just two seasons after he got exactly what …READ FULL ARTICLE
