Chase Utley
Chase Utley
Chase Cameron Utleyis an American professional baseball second baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. A native of the Greater Los Angeles Area, he grew up in Long Beach, California, and attended UCLA. Utley played in MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies from 2003 to 2015 prior to being traded to the Dodgers. He is a six-time All-Star, won a World Series with the Phillies in 2008, and was chosen as the second baseman on the Sports Illustrated...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth17 December 1978
CityPasadena, CA
I know it sounds stupid and cliche, but I just want to get better. I want to keep improving.
You're going to bat so many times during a season and it's not worth getting mad about. I still get frustrated, but I try not to let the other team know that.
You try to take it game-to-game and keep working.
I’ve talked to guys who have played for the Phillies and gone on to other organizations and the grass isn’t always greener on the other side.
It's good to find the barrel of the bat again.
Hitting at the top of the order is a good thing. You get more at-bats. I'm excited to see how this develops.
I'm definitely not the most graceful person out there. I've always been taught to play hard. I don't know how not to play hard. But for some guys it just looks easier. For me, it's not that natural.
The majority of the time with two strikes I'll choke up on the bat a little bit to try to stay as short as possible. It doesn't always work out like that, but that's the goal.
I didn't know what to expect coming to college. High school was pretty easy and I guess I expected college to be along the same route. It was just an overwhelming experience.
I don't really like the spotlight.
Any loss like that is devastating. Especially with five games to go.
It was weird seeing him in a different uniform. But it was nice to see him again.
Nobody should be satisfied in this game. Maybe Barry Bonds, but maybe even he wants to be better.
We knew Houston had lost today. We wanted to get it, and somehow we did.