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Utley looks back on good times with Phillies
- Updated: August 9, 2016
LOS ANGELES — It is a little ironic that one of the most tightlipped players in Phillies history made one of the most memorable speeches in Philadelphia history.
Phillies fans remember the speech well.
Specifically, they remember three words Utley uttered at the 2008 World Series championship celebration at Citizens Bank Park. He announced to the crowd that the Phillies were “world champions,” only he inserted an expletive in the middle to accentuate the exuberance of a fanbase that had not enjoyed a championship from one of its professional sports teams in 25 years.
Utley still hears the famous line from that famous speech — a Phillies fan sported a T-shirt with those three words this weekend at Petco Park — even after the Phillies traded him to the Dodgers last August.
“I hear it here at this stadium,” Utley said before Monday night’s series opener between the Phillies and Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. “There are Phillies fans all over the country. I see at last one or two Phillies jerseys every game to be honest and occasionally they say that statement. That was a good time back in 2008 for sure.”
Monday is the first time Utley will face the Phillies since they traded him. The Dodgers visit Philadelphia next week.
“Probably on the flight I’ll think about it a little more,” he said about his return to Philadelphia. “I’m excited to go back, say hi to the fans, play in a great stadium. It should be a lot of fun.”
Phillies broadcaster Larry Andersen kidded Utley and asked if he …
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