More Hardball...... (Free subscription) | yesterday
Chase Utley was born on December 17, 1978, in Pasadena, CA. He was a tremendous baseball player growing up, spending countless hours playing wiffleball to perfect his swing. Chase played his high school baseball at Long Beach Poly High School, and was able to stay close to home when he was offered a scholarship to play for UCLA. In 2000, Utley burst onto the national scene...
The Good Phight (Free subscription) | yesterday
The 2009 Phillies got some marvelous production out of their lineup once again -- Ryan Howard , Jayson Werth , and Raul Ibanez come to mind. But once again, the best of the bunch was second baseman Chase Utley . For the fourth season in a row, Utley finished second in the National League in WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Utley quietly posted yet another ho-hum "Holy...
crashburnalley.com (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
I was thinking about Chase Utley’s chances to make the Hall of Fame recently. As you are likely aware, he got a late start to his career, earning a regular starting job in 2005 when Placido Polanco was traded to the Detroit Tigers (for Ugueth Urbina and Ramon Martinez). While we are certainly enjoying Utley’s everyday [...]
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
More photos » by Matt Slocum - AP Philadelphia Phillies' Chase Utley shields himself from Ryan Howard's monstrous right palm after Utley hit a three-run home run during the first inning of Game 5 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the New York Yankees Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, in Philadelphia. Howard raised his hand in a slapping motion, quietly warning Utley...
Fake Teams (Free subscription) | yesterday
I participated in a mock draft over at Mock Draft Central today and here is how the first two rounds went: Round 1 1. Alex Rodriguez 2. Albert Pujols 3. Hanley Ramirez 4. Mark Teixeira 5. Matt Kemp 6. Ryan Braun 7. Chase Utley 8. Miguel Cabrera 9. Prince Fielder 10. Ryan Howard 11. Evan Longoria 12. David Wright Round 2 after the jump: Round 2 1. Joe Mauer 2. Tim Lincecum 3. Carl Crawford...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Next up in our Offseason Outlook series, the Philles. Their likely commitments for 2010: C - Carlos Ruiz - $475K+ C - Paul Hoover - $400K 1B - Ryan Howard - $19MM 2B - Chase Utley - $15MM SS - Jimmy Rollins - $7.5MM 3B - IF - Juan Castro - $800K (estimated) LF - Raul Ibanez - $11.5MM CF - Shane Victorino - $3.125MM+ RF - Jayson Werth - $7MM OF - Ben Francisco - $421K OF - John Mayberry...
Subway Squawkers (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Alex Rodriguez may not have gotten MVP honors this postseason. And he didn't get Sportsman of the Year. But he did beat all his baseball cohorts at one big thing. According to Ask.com , A-Rod is the "most-asked about baseball athlete" on their site this year. Here's the complete list: 1. Alex Rodriguez 2. Tim Lincecum 3. Manny Ramirez 4. Derek Jeter 5. Chase Utley 6. Roy Halladay...
Macho Row (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
From Macho Row, happy Thanksgiving to all of you. I ma thankful to have you be a part of making the first season of the site a success. Whether it be this page, on Twitter or Facebook , I have been humbled by the response this season. Thank you. What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? Aside from Chase Utley of course...
Viva El Birdos (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
... your answer is almost certainly Fred "Sure Shot" Dunlap, who had the kind of season Chase Utley might put together in the Texas League as the star of the Maroons in 1884. In a league that hit .247/.274/.320 [I'm not going to beat red baron's inspired "Bat Gagnozzi", but if you're looking for a stealthy Matt Pagnozzi nickname "The Union Association" isn't...
Royals Review (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
The Five Dumbest NL MVP Votes The 14 Ballots That Didn't Include Chase Utley Jeremy Affeldt- 10th Yunel Escobar- 5th Todd Helton- 3rd Derek Lee- 2nd or Brad Hawpe -10th
Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Here's a look at the Fake Teams mixed league early mock draft results for Round 1. This early mock draft is a two round mock, and Ian posted the first pick in Round 2 last evening- Tim Lincecum . 1. Hanley Ramirez 2, Matt Kemp 3. Albert Pujols 4. Alex Rodriguez 5. Chase Utley 6. Ryan Braun 7. David Wright 8. Ryan Howard 9. Joe Mauer 10. Prince Fielder
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Adam Rubin's NL MVP Ballot So, apparently Chase Utley ISN'T as good as Ryan Howard or Shane Victorino. Yeah, Victorino was apparently, according to Rubin, the 7th most valuable player in the National League. Where's Adrian Gonzalez? What did Andre Ethier do that prompted even the slightest MVP consideration?
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
... 203 points5. Troy Tulowitzki- 172 points6. Andre Ethier- 113 points7. Pablo Sandoval- 89 points8. Chase Utley- 84 points9. Derrek Lee- 66 points10. Matt Kemp- 49 pointsAlbert Pujols who right now is the best player in baseball became only the 10th player in history to win 3 or more MVP's. The others are Barry Bonds who won 7, Yogi Berra-3, Roy Campanella-3, Joe Dimaggio-3, Jimmie...
Viva El Birdos (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
... and—well, Ryan Howard somehow continues to be grossly overrated by people who watch him and Chase Utley every day. I don't know how to explain this phenomenon; Chase Utley is among the smoothest-looking, most complete players in baseball, able to do just about anything, from home run hitting to Inside Baseball-y grit work, better than everybody else at his position....
Bats (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Chase Utley has no M.V.P. awards, but there is no mistaking his value to the Phillies.
