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Bowa lauds Utley's work ethic

The Inquirer's Matt Breen caught up with Larry Bowa to discuss Chase Utley, who is preparing to enter his 13th season in Major League Baseball.

    by Matt Breen
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Chase Utley has played 12 seasons with the Phillies - the same amount of time that Larry Bowa played here before being traded to the Chicago Cubs. The

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talked to Bowa - Utley's first manager in the big leagues - about what to expect in Utley's 13th season. Bowa was also asked to compare the current Utley with the one who broke in with the Phillies as a 24-year-old. Not much has changed, Bowa said. Utley was always intense.