Yardbarker: Chase Utley

What Are You Thankful For This Year, Philly Sports Fans?

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:01:00 -0500

I'm thankful for Chase Utley, Cliff Lee, and "Get me to the plate, boys!" I'm thankful for having had the pleasure of listening to Harry Kalas be the soundtrack of my summers for the majority of my life. I'm thankful that the Eagles will be playing meaningful football after Thanksgiving this year. I'm thankful for all of the hilarious people that leave comments on this website. Thanks, folks. Cheers to you. What are you thankful for this year in Philly s...

NL MVP Retrospective, or Why Chase Utley Will Never Win Anything in His Lifetime

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:00:02 -0500

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 that those were HIS runs to be driven in! (AP Photo/Matt Sl...

Fantasy Baseball: Early Mock Draft- Round 1, pick 5.

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:48:12 -0500

More photos » by Tom Mihalek - AP 3 months ago: Philadelphia Phillies' Chase Utley swing thru on his two-run home run in the second inning of a baseball game with the St. Louis Cardinals, Sunday, July 26, 2009, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek) Browse more photos » I'm sticking with my love of players at shallow positions and since Ray robbed me of my guy, I'm picking... Chase Utle...

Chase Utley lone Silver Slugger winner

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:48:00 -0500

Utley hitting his second home run in game five of the 2009 World Series. AP PhotoUtley wins fourth consecutive Silver Slugger at second baseA day after Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino were awarded Gold Gloves, an award many felt Chase Utley had deserved, Utley became the only Phillies player to win a Silver Slugger award, announced by Major League Baseball Thursday evening.For Utley this is his fourth consecutive Silver Slugger as he has clearly become the premiere second baseman in the Nat...

Access Hollywood Catches Up with the First Couple of Philadelphia

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:35:00 -0500

Jennifer Cooper Utley allowed Maria Menounos and her Access Hollywood crew into their home before one of the World Series games at Citizens Bank Park. Fun fact about Jen Utley: she used to work at Access Hollywood as a wardrobe stylist and spent time working at the Gap long before that. Menounos whips out the L.A. Looks and mocks Chase's super slick baseball look. She obviously knows not the power of the Vaseline-slick-back. Somehow, amazingly, it wasn't love at first sight f...

Live To Play Another Day

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:54:00 -0500

Awesome- Chase Utley. He has hit 5 homeruns this World Series, tying Mr. October Reggie Jackson for the record. Add in his 2 homeruns from the '08 WS and he has 7, which is a record for secondbaseman.Record Setter- We're used to Ryan Howard setting records for homeruns, rbi, and strikeouts during the regular season. After his 2 k's last night, he now shares the World Series strikeout record with Willie Wilson at 12 apiece. I'm willing to put money on Howard surpassing him by t...

Utley's bombs send Phillies back to New York

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:47:00 -0500

(Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)This is why you can't give up hope, Phillies fans. Facing elimination, the Phillies came out and played inspired baseball to get past the Yankees in Game 5 by a score of 8-6 and push the series back to New York.The hero of the game for the Phillies was Chase Utley, who hit two homers on the night, a three-run shot in the 1st inning and a solo homer in the 7th. Utley set the tone for the Phillies right away with his 1st inning homer, helping erase the Y...

Audio: Franzke Channels Harry in Chase's Second Game 5 Home Run Call

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:42:46 -0500

"The left hander with the payoff pitch... Swung on, hit high in the air. Has he done it again? He has done it again! Chase Utley with his second multi-homer game in this World Series! His second home run tonight. And as our friend HK liked to say 'You are the man!' 7-2 Phillies here in the seventh. Wow." -Scott Franzke calling Chase Utley's second home run in game five [audio below] Hat tip to Phrontiersman.

Utley blasts Bombers to send series back to Bronx

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:10:52 -0500

Chase Utley added two more homers to his World Series total, tying Reggie Jackson's record with five, while Cliff Lee delivered his fourth win of the postseason, as the Phillies staved off elimination with an 8-6 victory in Game 5. Beerleaguer: A victory set in motion by the short-rested A.J. Burnett, who couldn't make any of his pitches and was gone after two-plus innings. But you have to hand it to Utley, who, in addition to the home runs, played...

Phillies CHASE Yankees Back to New York

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:27:27 -0500

Never has anyone been so happy to go back to the Bronx. Oh my lord, did they make us sweat. I lost 10 years on my life in that ninth. This thing is far from over, boys. Utley's first inning 3-run jack put the Phillies ahead early and with Cliff Lee on the mound they never looked back. Well, sorta. Yes, things certainly got interesting with the Yankees clawing back but in the end the Phillies got the win. Charlie handed the ball to Ryan Madson in the ninth needing three outs for the vi...

3 more to go: Lee, Utley carry Phillies to victory

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:13:00 -0500

(Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)Up until today, it seemed like the dominance of Cliff Lee was just something us Philly fans, and maybe some Cleveland fans, knew about. After his World Series Game 1 performance, the whole world understands what we have known all along: Cliff Lee is incredible.For Lee, it was just another dominating performance, throwing a complete game against the Yankees to lead the Phillies to a 6-1 win. Lee made it look easy all night long, mixing in a few nonchalant def...

Utley's Throw Costly in Loss

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:11:15 -0500

Well there's three hours or so we'd like to have back.You know who else would like to take something back? Chase Utley. For the second game in a row, Utley tried to turn a double play and threw to Ryan Howard like, well, a 2008 Ryan Howard.In Game 1, Utley's error wasn't very costly in the end. Though it made things a bit more tense than they needed to be, the Phillies didn't surrender their lead. But in Game 2, Utley's error changed the complexion of the game enti...

Utley, bullpen waste Pedro's brilliance, allow Dodgers to even series

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:26:00 -0500

(AP Photo/Chris Carlson)Talk about wasted opportunities. Through 7 innings in Game 2 of the NLCS, the Phillies were cruising with a 1-0 lead, riding Pedro Martinez's brilliant 2-hit shutout performance. Then, the Phillies turned to their bullpen and everything went downhill from there.Why the Phillies chose to take Pedro out after only 87 pitches will remain a mystery, but Charlie Manuel turned the game over to Chan Ho Park in the top of the 8th inning. Park subsequently gave up a pair of...

WSBGMs Phinal Phantasy Standings

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:43:00 -0500

1st- Hoochi Cooches 2nd- Grand Pappies 3rd- Bumpin' UtleysPlace/Team Name/Record/Winning %/Games Back*1. Hoochie Cooches 170-90-16 .645 *2. Grand Pappies 154-106-16 .587 16 *3. bumpin' utleys 140-119-17 .538 29.5 *4. Stairs' Ass Hammers 151-104-21 .585 16.5 5. Prystline 130-126-20 .507 38 6. World F'in Champs 128-126-22 .504 39 7. Dick Allen Thumpers 136-121-19 .527 32.5 8. Dickie's Thongs 126-124-26 .504 39 9. The Mulholland 45s 125-130-21 .491 42.5 10. Yuengling Lagers 1...