Chase Utley
Chase Utley
Chase Cameron Utleyis an American professional baseball second baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. A native of the Greater Los Angeles Area, he grew up in Long Beach, California, and attended UCLA. Utley played in MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies from 2003 to 2015 prior to being traded to the Dodgers. He is a six-time All-Star, won a World Series with the Phillies in 2008, and was chosen as the second baseman on the Sports Illustrated...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth17 December 1978
CityPasadena, CA
Especially being in the middle of the lineup with Ryan behind me, if I get on base, that could be an easy two runs right there. We can definitely hit home runs, but you have to win games in other ways, too.
Before, shortstops and second basemen were mostly defensive guys that made all the plays and didn't really hit that well. But now it's beginning to change a little bit. Now, shortstops and second basemen are very productive in terms of run producing.
I never want to look in the mirror and say, 'What if? What if I had run harder? What if I had dived for that groundball?'
You're not trying to hit home runs off that kind of guy, you're just trying to put the ball in play and make things happen, and I think we did a good job of that,
I really wasn't sure what it was going to be like, but it was everything I expected. The intensity was up. We didn't play that well, but I'll take the experience. I know we haven't been to the playoffs, but we had a playoff run last year and it was intense then. It was very similar out there.
It was very exciting. I knew the game was out of reach at that point, but it was fun to watch. It's all about being positive and taking something out of a loss. We'll take that, relax on the day off and be ready for Wednesday.
It was weird seeing him in a different uniform. But it was nice to see him again.
I still don't think we've clicked as an offense. We can still do a better job. We're all going to get going at some point.
I still don't think we've clicked as an offense. I think we can do a better job. If we all get going, it could be fun.
I was on the top step. I had a good feeling.
It doesn't matter what happened in the past. It's all about the next three days.
We were mounting a comeback, the crowd was intense and we were fired up at the time. I hit that ball really well, just not well enough. What are you going to do?
We put it to them late in the game, ... It was huge.
We put it all together, ... We still have three more to go. There's definitely still a shot. Obviously, we need a little help.