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online.wsj.com - 27 days ago

Best Second Baseman Ever? Utley Makes a Case

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Given that the New York Yankees are soaking up all the World Series oxygen, it's no wonder Philadelphia's Chase Utley isn't getting heaps of praise. But here's something to ponder while watching Game 6: Mr. Utley may be the best second baseman in baseball. Ever. Mr. Utley, whose two home runs ...

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the700level.com - 27 days ago

Access Hollywood Catches Up with the First Couple of Philadelphia

— the700level.com — 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.  ... (more) Access Hollywood Catches Up with the First Couple of ...

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nypost.com - 26 days ago

Wells: Knock Utley down

— nypost.com — Chase Utley needs to kiss the Yankee Stadium dirt tonight. Enough is enough, already. I would never... advocate throwing at somebody’s head, but there comes a time when you’ve got to make an insanely hot hitter like Utley squirm. That is what I would ha... (more) Wells: Knock Utley down

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twinkietalk.com - 29 days ago

The Most Underrated Player In Baseball

— twinkietalk.com — Ryan Howard has an NL MVP. Jimmy Rollins has an NL MVP. Neither player is as good... as Chase Utley is. Utley has a 1.035 OPS in this year’s World Series, and has taken CC Sabathia deep three times. This year, Utley’s 7.7 WAR was 2nd in the NL only to Albert Pujols. For his [...] (more) The Most Underrated Player In Baseball

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WSJ: Biderman: Best Second Baseman Ever? Utley Makes a Case
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — WSJ: Biderman: Best Second Baseman Ever? Utley Makes a Case ZOOOOOM!...Moving quicker to the top than Jax Teller! Given that the New York Yankees are soaking up all the World Series oxygen, it’s no wonder Philadelphia’s Chase Utley isn’t getting heaps of praise. But here’s something to ponder while watching Game 6: Mr. Utley may be the best second baseman in baseball. Ever. Mr. Utley, whose two home runs and four RBIs on Monday kept the Phillies’ season alive, has numbers that make his colleagues drool. He’s already recorded three seasons with at least 30 home runs, tied for ...

Phillies Breakfast Links, November 4, 2009: Old Goats, Smearing Hamels, Silent Chase
The Good Phight — ... older story, but awesome nonetheless: Cliff Lee, Duke of New York, Subway King.   Girardi has put Yankees in bad position It's amazing, the New York press is writing like they're the ones down 3-2. Not that it ultimately means a thing, but, it's funny.   Phillies Give All Fans Reason to Cheer Against Yankees - Eric Ortiz - NESN.com Thanks, I guess. We'll fight your proxy battles, I suppose.   Best Second Baseman Ever? Utley Makes a Case - WSJ.com Uh, no. I think very highly of the ...

Chase Utley is not the best second baseman ever
Circling The Bases — [image] Off days stink because they force writers to fill space with silly stuff like this article making an argument for Chase Utley as "the best second baseman in baseball. Ever. " The evidence cited: his OPS is higher than Jackie Robinson's! He's on pace to have more hits than Joe Morgan! He's got more home runs than Eddie Collins! He plays better defense than Rogers Hornsby! All of which is beside the point. I mean, it's not hard to take four great second baseman, cite those stats which are among the least impressive of their case for immortality, and then note that ...

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Angels blog — ... — I mean, he’s been the third best player in the game for years but has never finished higher than seventh in MVP voting. But calling him the best second baseman in history is just nuts. Utley’s OPS+ is 129. Joe Morgan’s: 132. Eddie Collins: 141. Rogers Hornsby: 175. And Utley’s entire career has taken place during his peak-age years. • Look past ...

Chase Utley: Great ... or Greatest?
ESPN Feed: neyer rob — There's nothing like a couple of great weeks in October (and November) to ramp up the hyperbole. Case in point : I've been as big a cheerleader for Chase Utley as anyone these last few years. But the greatest second baseman, ever? Beginning with the obvious ... Mr. Utley is on pace to have more hits than Mr. Morgan? Mr. Utley's got 978 hits, leaving him 1,539 short of Mr. Morgan. In Mr. Utley's five seasons as an every-day player, he has averaged 175 hits per season, which means he needs to continue doing exactly what he's doing for another nine seasons, or until he's almost ...