Chase Utley has a broken hand

[Benjamin Grimm]

Associated Press wrote: PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Phillies lost more than a game. Chase Utley, Philadelphia�s All-Star second baseman, broke his right hand in Thursday�s 7-6 defeat to the Washington Nationals. Utley was hit in the fifth inning by John Lannan, who was making his major league debut. Utley finished the game, going 2-for-4, but X-rays afterward showed he broke a bone in the hand. Utley planned to see a specialist on Friday to determine the first step in his recovery. �As breaks go, it�s not that bad of a break,� Utley said. �It�s definitely disappointing.� Utley, batting .336 with 17 homers and 82 RBIs, didn�t think he�d be sidelined for a month.

�I think it will be sooner than that,� he said.

[DocTee]

]Utley, batting .336 with 17 homers and 82 RBIs, didn�t think he�d be sidelined for a month. �I think it will be sooner than that,� he said.

If this happened to Alou, he'd retire.

[nymr83]

you're never happy to see a guy get hurt (well, maybe Bonds or Clemens) but this really hurts the Phillies.

[Frayed Knot]

Seeing as how he was able to play the rest of the game after the break it probably isn't
too bad as breaks go, but I love it when players give out medical estimates as if they're
basing it on something tangible.
Of course maybe he stayed at a Holiday Inn Express the previous night.

[Elster88]

DocTee wrote: ]Utley, batting .336 with 17 homers and 82 RBIs, didn�t think he�d be sidelined for a month. �I think it will be sooner than that,� he said. If this happened to Alou, he'd retire.

No, he'd gleefully go on vacation and wait for his paychecks in the mail.






I'm only 90% kidding.