News out of Brandon Inge’s mouth is that playing catcher isn’t so bad after all.

“My heart’s definitely into it now, and that’s a big step,” Inge said. (quoted by Danny Knobler)

Which, you know, is probably a good thing because he’s under contract with the Tigers for a few more years and Pudge Rodriguez isn’t. So, somebody’s gotta crouch behind the plate, right?

While we all pine for Inge to play third base — maybe “all” isn’t completely accurate, but I bet it’s a lot closer to accurate now than say, February — his ability to play another key defensive position is much needed. And from a personal standpoint, I think any uniform with “Inge” on the back that doesn’t have Detroit on the front would just look so incredibly weird.

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