Russell Martin has implored Joe Torre to let him play shortstop, maybe even in next Sunday's ESPN game with the Cubs. "It would be a dream come true," says Martin, a dream Dodger coaches have said isn't far-fetched. They've seen him take ground balls at shortstop every day. They've seen Torre use him at third, and know that, given his offense, if he weren't arguably the best catcher in the game, he'd be playing short or third. Martin is a freakish athlete. But given the state of catching tod ...

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