Chase Utley Made His Retirement Announcement Mid-Season So Phillies Fans Could Come See Him One Last Time

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Dammit, Chase. Cut those onions on your own time. The Dodgers are a first place team coming in to battle against the NL East leading Phillies in an important 3-game series. However, the Phils being in a competitive come mid-July for the first time in a decade is somehow not the most important storyline. This is Chase’s last (regular season) dance in South Philly.

And Phillies fans should have no issue cheering for Utley. Just because you’re supporting The Man doesn’t mean you want the Dodgers to win or the Phillies to lose. Ultley played in a Phillies uniform for 13, count em 13 years. In that time from 2003-2015, he was responsible for 63.7 Wins Above Replacement. Only one human being on the planet can say they are responsible for more wins during that same stretch than Chase. He helped give us a World Series. He shares a Major League record with Mr. October himself for most home runs hit in a single World Series. He was the catalyst for one of the most successful organizations in sports from 2007-2011. He was The Man, and he still is. This week is surely going to be emotional one at CBP.

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PS – Obligatory.