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It probably won't improve his approval ratings in the Philadelphia area, but President Bush offered an interesting answer this week when asked who would be the first position player he would want if he owned a baseball team again. He would want Chase Utley ."I like Utley from the Philadelphia Phillies," Bush said in a transcript at politico.com. "He's a middle infielder, which is always - ... [link]

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Published 5/16/2008 by Aaron (noreply@blogger.com) at AaronGleeman.com
... Too many Twins fans fail to grasp how much of Joe Mauer's value comes from catching, but at least George Bush understands the concept of up-the-middle defenders and replacement level. Sort of. ...

President Bush fond of Chase Utley, Roy Halladay
Published 5/16/2008 by The Big Picture (noreply@blogger.com) at The Big Picture
... President Bush got to talking baseball earlier this week (not like there’s anything more pressing to discuss) and said the first position player he’d want if he owned a baseball team again is Philadelphia second baseman Chase Utley. ...

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