Chase Utley and Ryan Howard put themselves in the record books in back-to-back at-bats in the seventh inning of Game 5 of the World Series in Philadelphia. Each tied an offensive mark originally set before Phil Coke, the Yankee pitcher who faced the duo, was born. Utley matched Reggie Jackson, who hit five home runs in the 1977 Fall Classic. Jackson, incidentally, was in his first year in Yankee pinstripes. Howard tied Willie Wilson, whose 12 strikeouts in the 1980 World Series were at the hands of none other than the Phillies. (Howard went on to set a new record in Game 6.)
Chase Utley
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15 July 2008
ineup card seems to resemble a wrecking crew, including megastars like the media’s golden boy Chase Utley, Texas’s blue-collar puma Lance Berkman, and the South’s true Southern man, Chipper Jones. While Jones approaches the .400 barrier set by Ted Williams in 1941, Utley chases Davey Johnson’s second baseman single season home run record and Lance Berkman pursues his elusive first MVP award. They’re the faces of the National League and will anchor the league’s attempt to end the rut that has driven the American League supremacy that is often over dwelled on numerous baseball analysis outlets.
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9 May 2008
In more positive news, Chase Utley has been on a tear, and though generally not thought of as a power hitter, he is leading the majors in home runs. If he keeps it up, he could be a legitimate Triple Crown winner. I don’t expect it to happen – in fact I’d be surprised if by season’s end Utley were in the top 10 in homers or RBI’s – but it is certainly a story worth watching throughout the next five months.
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19 February 2008
As spring training finally arriving, it marks the beginning of new bright season of baseball. Fantasy baseball owners are scrambling on what player they should own and fans are wondering if their players will deliever for them. Below I have picked the top players at each position for the National League, who will lead at what category, who will win the awards, and who are the flops. Enjoy!1B Albert Pujols2B Chase Utlery3B David WrightSS Hanley RamirezC Geovany SotoOF Carlos LeeOF Alfonso SorianoOF Matt HolidaySP Johan SantanaSP Roy OswaltSP Jake PeavyCLOSER Billy Wagner or Bob Howry or Kerry Wood
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