Utley

Much like Pujols, Utley is a player whose defense was suspect as he advanced through the minor leagues.

All-Defensive Team: Players who measure up 2010

Robert Utley is a respected western historian who has written two solid separate biographies on Custer and Sitting Bull.

A post that requires you to accept that I can do a passable impersonation of Dustin Hoffman in Little Big Man 2009

Utley is the second player to have two multi-homer games in a World Series, joining Kansas City's Willie Aikens, who did it against Philadelphia in 1980.

With series of homers, Utley ties Mr. October 2009

My favorite observation: "Pathos and a sort of narrative nakedness are the secret ingredients in Utley's humor."

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Campillo then walked in Utley to force home the tying run.

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But Jayson Werth singled in Utley in the fourth and sixth, and the All-Star second baseman tied it with his first homer of the season in the eighth.

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Jayson Werth singled in Utley and Shane Victorino added an RBI single for a 3-0 lead.

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But Utley is currently second to All-Star reserve Dan Uggla (.991).

By the numbers, some All-Stars measure up, some don't 2008

Ryan Howard hit a soft single to shallow right off reliever Royce Ring to drive in Utley for a 4-2 lead.

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Utley is on pace to hit 50 homers, 18 more than his career high in 2006.

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