NYT: Utley Is ‘Mr. Baseball’, All Business
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Sun, June 08, 2008 10:13 AM | Comments: 5
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A little Sunday reading for everyone (hat tip to the 700 Level) — the New York Times has a story about Chase Utley (call him “Mr. Baseball” or the Anti-Manny Ramirez) and his approach to baseball. It’s stuff you’ve heard before, but we get some childhood snapshots and the Reds’ Edinson Volquez adds Utley’s kryptonite at the plate. There are also plenty of good quotes from Utley, his father, Jimmy Rollins and Davy Lopes.
Maybe the best illustration of Utley’s demeanor comes from Lopes, who says Utley almost never slaps his hand after hitting a home run:
“Nine out of 10 guys, I can get. He’s very difficult to get to sometimes because he’s at full blast, like he’s never hit a home run before.â€
It’s a nice piece, and it’s good to see Utley getting more recognition nationally for being such an exceptional player. More and more he’s becoming the model of how the game should be played.
Posts: 0 erik
great article. the best part of the whole damn thing is that is was published in new york. i bet those mets fans love reading it.
Posted: 12:01 PM on June 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Sam
You know what I kept thinking they would eventually refer to in the article as an example of his humility? During his 30 something game hitting streaj in 2006, he was hilarious whenever he was asked about the streak itself. He would always completely deflect the question and talk about other things. I enjoyed that streak so much because every time he got another hit, I knew he would have to figure out something else to say.
Posted: 01:33 PM on June 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Gary B
Im sick of seeing the media with Chase. We all love him for the ball bustin blue collar player he is.
I definately dont want the media to make him the poster boy of decency in these so called “trying times” of professional sports. Let the damn guy just do his thing and leave him alone…it’ll work out better in the end.
Posted: 07:19 PM on June 8, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Utley seems to not like the media hype. He takes his job serious and won’t play like shit because the media rides his dick.
Posted: 09:38 PM on June 8, 2008
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