Tanya: We live in a world where Russell Martin is coming up big at the plate now. Hope you have non-perishable food ready.
Steve: To quote one of the most popular and durable hymns, he was lost, but now he's found.
Tanya: And a world where Mark Reynolds is suddenly Mark Teixeira on defense.
Steve : I think that's less surprising. He was an under-qualified third baseman who became an over-qualified first baseman. He can't hit like the latter, but he has some of the reactions of the former.
Tanya: If Jeter makes an out here, everyone boos, right?
Steve: Not the Teflon Shortstop! ...A triple, and we see that he's Teflon for a reason.
Tanya: If Robinson Cano had blown a bubble then missed a ball, people would revolt in the streets.
Steve: Adam Jones is a perplexing combination of the miserable and the sublime. Of course, you're assuming he can't run and chew gum at the same time.