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Thu, Sep 2nd 2010, 11:33
Back in the Swing
All Chase Utley had seen were fleeting signs of positivity. A swing here, a swing there. Some felt good. Others, not as much.
There were few results until Wednesday, when Utley hit three doubles in a 5-1 Phillies win over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Fourteen games into his return from right thumb surgery, reasonable doubt about him had surfaced.
Right?
“I don’t think there is any doubt in anybody’s mind he’s going to have a monster September and October,” rightfielder Jayson Werth said. “It’s all set up.”
“The only thing wrong with Chase,” manager Charlie Manuel said, “is he missed six or seven weeks. It’s like spring training all over. That’s all I can say.”
As for Utley? He’s quiet. Always has been, probably always will be. The more he talks, the more attention on his struggles.
Right?
For sure, Roy Oswalt was impressive in overcoming a career-high six walks, and home runs by Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino provided an early lead. But the single most encouraging thing to emerge from Wednesday’s win was Utley’s swing.
So, Chase, what say you? Does this feel like starting over, like coming back from an off-season?
“No,” he said.
Is this like anything you’ve ever had to do?
“Not really,” he said.
Can that explain why it’s taken some time for a game like this?
“All it takes is one good swing to feel good,” he said.
It was the first time in his career he had ever hit three doubles in a game. He drove in a pair of runs, with doubles in the seventh and ninth innings.
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