Chase Utterly apologetic for remark at Home Run Derby | Philadelphia Daily News | 07/15/2008

• phanatic74

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  He's not sorry that he said it, but more like he's sorry it was picked up on a live mic . . . . .   I don't blame him !!

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Shuck 'Em Up: "Linkin' Logs" (7/15/08)
Published 7/15/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (JustinY) at The Bad News Bloggers
... but last night's display at the all-star game made me a little sick. As baseball Jesus, Chase Utley, was introduced the New York crowd booed him. Now, we all know (and cannot rationalize) any Yankees fan probably wouldn't boo Utley, but those visiting Mets fans certainly would. And they, of course, displayed the class I would expect of Mets fans...which is none. So what was Utley's response? Philadelphia Style! Even when Chase displays little class...he still has class More of the Vai Sikahema beatdown of Jose Canseco In ...

Baseball Today: Tuesday, July 15
Published 7/15/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... OOPS: Upon being booed when he was introduced last night, Phillies All-Star Chase Utley uttered the two little words that everyone has uttered at one time or another to a New York sports fan. Only trouble was, the microphones caught it and the Internet distributed it. So now he's saying he's sorry. (Philadelphia Daily News) ...

Finally, A Reason For Mets Fans To (Briefly) Admire Chase Utley
Published 7/15/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
“Poor choice of words?”  How about the most appropriate response to kneejerk abuse from a stadium full of jerks?

Chase Utley is sowry
Published 7/15/2008 by houroc at Hail Mary Jane
I knew mic’ing up players what a bad idea, but no one wanted to believe me. During yesterday’s home run derby competition they mic’d up Chase Utley and we all saw the outcome of that. Chase was caught blurting out some naughty words to the fans at Yankee stadium who booed him when he was introduced. Well today, Utley has apologized about the comment. “It was a poor choice of words,” he said. “I didn’t mean anything by it. I was kind of joking around with my buddy ...

Undecided? A World Series rooting primer for the Phils and Rays
Published 10/21/2008 by David Brown at Big League Stew
... loves dogs: The Phillies second baseman (right), who notoriously stood up to Yankees fans who booed him (for some reason) during All-Star Home Run Derby, also stands up for those canines who cannot defend themselves from human abusers. Utley and his wife, Jen, who volunteers for the SPCA, ...