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Utley to have hip surgery; possibly out until June

Well, I suppose that this will help put Chase Utley's value to the Phillies in perspective. Tough break for a great player, but I'm sure us Mets fans will find a way to get over it . . .

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I have mixed emotions about this

1) Yay, because Utley is awesome, and any debit of awesomeness for the Phillies is a net credit for the Mets
2) Boo, because Utley is awesome, I like watching him play even though he’s on the Phillies, and baseball is worse off without him.

by Eric Simon on Nov 20, 2008 2:55 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My sentiments exactly

The dude is one of the best second basemen I have ever seen, and it is always a treat to see players of that caliber.

Note – I edited the title of the post. The report makes it clear that best case, Utley is out until April; worst case, Utley is out until June.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Nov 20, 2008 3:01 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Utley's great

but I can’t be too upset by this. First: it helps the Mets. Second: you know Phillies fans would celebrate like they won the Series again if Wright was out for potentially half of next season. And third: Utley, good as he is, seems like a douchebag. Boo, f__ you.

by cjmulrain on Nov 20, 2008 6:20 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Phillies fans
you know Phillies fans would celebrate like they won the Series again if Wright was out for potentially half of next season

You’re setting the bar for acceptable behavior pretty low there, my friend.

by Eric Simon on Nov 20, 2008 7:12 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No

It’s pretty safe to say that most Phillies fans feel the same way about Wright that many Mets fans (at least those up-thread) feel about Utley: Hate what he does, but respect the hell out of him.

A worthy adversary, I guess.

http://www.thegoodphight.com
WHY CAN'T US?

by WholeCamels on Nov 21, 2008 10:38 AM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Now if we were talking about the Phanatic being out 4-6 months . . .

unrestrained joy.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Nov 21, 2008 11:45 AM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Take that back! TAKE IT BACK!!

http://www.thegoodphight.com
WHY CAN'T US?

by WholeCamels on Nov 21, 2008 12:46 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Maybe he'll suffer a staph inspection and...

…fill in the rest.

" Whatcha got ain't nothin new. This country's hard on people, you can't stop what's coming, it ain't all waiting on you. That's vanity. "

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Nov 25, 2008 5:18 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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