Darting to his right, Placido Polanco reached down, snared the sharp grounder, and whipped the ball around to second baseman Chase Utley. The Phillies' second baseman fired the ball off to Ryan Howard to complete the 5-4-3 inning-ending double play.
As Polanco jogged toward the dugout, the visiting third base coach, the Tigers' Gene Lamont, congratulated the N.L. defending champs' new third baseman.
Turning two is routine for Polanco—but from the other side of the infield.
When Polanco signed with the Phillies this offseason, he agreed to move from second base to third. In Polanco's absence, Utley developed into one of the game's premier second basemen, and manager Charlie Manuel opted to shift the newly-acquired infielder around the horn.
When he took the field against his for ...
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