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Chase Utley is still the man in Philadelphia and can call himself a Phillies Wall of Famer

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Chase Utley is still the man in Philadelphia.A six-time All-Star and the second baseman on the 2008 World Series championship team, Utley can also call himself a Phillies Wall of Famer.Utley is the third member of that championship team to earn induction, and former teammate Jimmy Rollins greeted him during a star-studded celebration Friday night that included Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton with his Phillies Wall of Fame jersey.Utley looked as comfortable giving a speech — no F-bombs this time like the one infamously dropped during his World Series parade speech — in the jersey as he was when wore it as one of the best second baseman in baseball and helped lead the Phillies to five straight NL East pennants from 2007 to 2011.His plaque now hangs in the le
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