Chase Puts It Best
Chase Utley said it all today at Citizens Bank Park.
Chase Puts It Best
Todd Zolecki
Chase Utley stole the show at Citizens Bank Park this afternoon when he told the crowd during its World Series champion, "World champions!"
Pause.
"World f------ champions!"
I was shocked, but I loved it. I also loved Jayson Werth's reaction. Priceless.
Here's a link. (parental guidance is advised).
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The Phillies announced they have declined the 2009 club options righthander Tom Gordon and outfielder So Taguchi. The Phillies had a $4.5 million option on Gordon, but took the $1 million buyout instead. The Phillies had a $1.25 million club option on Taguchi, but took the $125,000 option instead.
Comments (85)
Oh, the poor children! First, they start the day off by watching their parents LIE to their teachers. Then they hear their hero CURSE— Roscoe- great world series. as far as utley goes, look around you & see the class of Moyer, Dobbs, & Lidge & hope you can someday have half the class they have. extreme butthead call— fishfinder
We all wish the players would give something other than the pre-recorded blah, blah about how they couldn't have done it without their teammates, they're taking it one game at a time, etc. So when Chase Utley goes way outside the safe envelope to express high emotion, we should all applaud heartily. I did. (And give me a break about the kids. The kids aren't embarrassed. Thin-skinned parents are sometimes embarrassed.)- I was stunned when I first heard what Chase said, but laughed my a@? off. The reactions of his teammates and others on the stage was priceless. I think he'll be more beloved in Philly than he ever was before. Chase is the man!— KarenA
- Of course kids hear this word. But it was unfortunate that they had to hear it from someone they look up to so much. And believe me, I did need to do my job as parent yesterday to explain why my kids' idol used that language. (By the way, if my kids used that language because they were "caught up in the moment" or being "genuine", they'd have a number of "moments" to think up better words to express their emotions while they were grounded.) He's a great player, can't take that away from him. But it was not the best way to end such a wonderful day. Again, not the appropriate venue.— pafam4
- We had our 2 sons at the Linc yesterday and it was a great day. My 5 year old didn't hear Chase, and my 8 year old did. I told him that Chase was caught up in emotions because he (and the rest of the team) worked really hard to achieve their ultimate goal. He also knows that it's an adult word and he's not allowed to say it. As far as Roscoe's comment about parents lying to teachers: I, for one, went into my children's school, dropped off their homework, and wrote a note excusing them for the day because they were going to the Phillies celebration. No lies there! Their teachers said "have fun, I wish I could be there!" This is history and my kids will never forget this fantastic day!— esc
- For all the cursing most of us have done the past 28 years, this is no big deal. Some of us refuse to get over ourselves which is why our country is in the state it is.....— MidlanticDave
Comment removed.- An endless bloody war, sex on tv and movies, radio ads for strip clubs.... and people are offended by one word from what appears to be a good guy? Tell your precious kids (who are probably saying the word behind your oblivious backs) that it was a bad word and move on!— giamatt
Deb, most people are not "throwing Chase under the bis", just commenting (as I believe this blog is meant for) that we are not thrilled with his choice of words. For me personally, it's not about "the kids" (although that's valid), it's just offensive to hear a fan favorite make such a statement in what shoudl be just a fun, positive day. That's just my opinion, and I'm not forcing it on you. I do find it kind of funny when people start off with "I'm not saying it was OK," and then go on to say how great it was, and end up focusing on just that statement as the highlight of their day. To me, that's the sad part of it, that this one small misjudgment should take any attention away from the point of all this celebrating.... the Phillies won the World Series!!!— bobby- When i started reading some of the comments here, i can't say i was shocked, because people always over react about curse words, but still, it's such a crazy overreaction. so anyway i just talked to my cousin, who was at citizen's bank ballpark, along with my aunt and uncle, his wife, and his two little boys, ages 2 and 7. So i asked him what he thought about uttley's speach, if it offended or upset him because his kids, wife and mother were in attendance. this is response, verbatim: "Are you kid, Mom and Lindsey cheered their heads off when they heard it, they're not gonna let a little word mess up this celebration, and as far as the kids, hey i'd rather them not hear, but it's no big deal, they no they better watch their f*cking mouths or they're in trouble. haha see people it doesn't matter what the evil chase uttly does, if you're a good parent your children are smart and balanced enough for this not to bother them at all.— flyers70
- Under the "bis"??? Um, "bus." ;)— bobby
- I agree with Deb... it was uncalled for. But good news is it will be forgotten. Chase's comments will not be in any highlight reel.— mijou6
- OK, back to f---ing baseball... USAToday has been tracking post-season performance in terms of being 'clutch'. The final rankings (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/playoffs/2008-mroctober.htm) for 'Mr. October give the title to Cole Hamels, no surprise there. He just beat out BJ Upton, based on Upton's hitting into a double play late in Game 5. Brad Lidge was fairly close behind in the rankings. The rest of the Phils ranked in this order: Utley, Werth, Victorino, Blanton, Romero, and Howard.— bobby
- Surely you people are joking. Your children watch torrid scenes of sex every day from all sorts of sources on the TV, Mile Cyrus looks & acts like a 21 yr old hottie and is idolized, and I'm sure those little ears have heard a few choice words out of your own mouths a time or two. So come on! While Chase could have waited for a less public stage to proclaim what we all felt he did express the joy of the moment we all have been waiting for a long long time.— Wally 24
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