Reply to "800 LB Gorilla in the Room - Bad or Good Call on the Utley "Slide" in NLDS"

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luv baseball posted:
Lived in Philly for awhile and there is one thing they hate - anything NY related. So Utley being one of their own (sort of in twisted Philly logic) blowing up a NY guy - makes him a hero for life. He'll never have to pay for a Cheesesteak again.
They love their teams there but rather have blood than anything else.

That ovation had nothing to do with his slide in the playoffs, and everything to do with his performance as a Phillie. Jimmy Rollins also got a very long standing ovation on his first trip back to Citizens Bank Park.

Phillies fans absolutely adored Utley while he played there. Your explanation that he got the ovation because of the slide is far-fetched.

8/17/1610:35 AM

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