Chase Utley News

Rank: How do you rank the World Series MVP candidates? On Tuesday , a majority of SportsNation overwhelmingly picked Chase Utley as MVP of the World Series.

A.J. Burnett turns over the ball after failing in Game 5 of the World Series for the New York Yankees.

Well, it's over. The New York Yankees are world champions for the 27th time, in their history.

It was Election Day on Tuesday and a day off in the World Series, but the two events met up in a discussion about whether or not Chase Utley could be voted Series MVP if the Phillies lost.

The Phillies are taking a chance. General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. announced Sunday night that the club declined its 2010 option on third baseman Pedro Feliz.

The shelters in Juniata and Hunting Park have adorable and friendly dogs and cats looking for homes, with names like Cliff Lee, Chase Utley, and even Collette Hamels.

Phillies win...Obama on jobless rate...Polanski case PHILADELPHIA The Phillies have avoided elimination from the World Series with an 8-6 win over the Yankees.

Let's get this straight. There's only one Mr. October. What Chase Utley has done is tremendous, hitting five home runs in this World Series, but don't even think about putting the Phillies' second baseman in the same class as Reggie Jackson's five home runs for the World Series champion Yankees in 1977.

If they bothered to sign onto their computers Thursday, the men who run the Yankees and Phillies would have seen a message: '102 days until spring training' The teams that finished behind them this year are weeks into planning for 2010.

Two aging stars will square off on the mound tonight in New York, where the Yankees can wrap up their 27th championship with a Game 6 victory over the Phillies.

Posted by Anthony Stalter SI.com's Jon Heyman compiles five reasons why the Phillies can still pull off an upset and rally to beat the Yankees in the World Series.

Shanoff led off his WUC with the question that many of us were discussing in the stands of Monday's World Series victory for the Phillies is Chase Utley the World Series MVP? But there's more to the story than just a blog/sports talk/newspaper talking point.

Ryan Howard kept striking out. Cole Hamels had a meltdown on the mound. Brad Lidge imploded in a crucial spot.

So get this...if the Phillies win Game 6 tonight, manager Charlie Manuel did not rule out starting ace Cliff Lee on two days rest.

It was a symbolic moment, to be sure. The Phillies' Pedro Martinez, warming up in the bullpen prior to Game 6 Wednesday night here in Yankee Stadium as "Empire State of Mind" by JAY-Z and Alicia Keys blared into the Bronx night: In New York, these streets will make you feel brand new.

Chase Utley needs to kiss the Yankee Stadium dirt tonight. Enough is enough, already.

Hundreds of Yankees fans in New York City who hit the streets to revel in their team's 27th World Series championship have been greeted by an NYPD van, several patrol cars with lights flashing and officers standing on street corners.

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel is not one to change his lineup around, especially throughout the second half of the season and playoffs.

A thought process with words, all about the Boston Red Sox and life itself. Unceasingly amazing, every day, every hour, every minute.

Phillies' Chase Utley has five homers in the World Series. Photograph by: SHAUN BEST, REUTERS, Reuters Chase Utley's power hitting played a key role in helping Philadelphia stave off World Series elimination on Monday, and Phillies manager Charlie Manuel was at the front of the queue heaping praise on the infielder.