Phillies great is across the pond for now.
fans were troubled Saturday by the news that Charlie Manuel, the beloved manager of the 2008 World Series champions, had suffered a stroke. That news took a positive turn a day later when Manuel’s wife, Missy, told the Phillies that he had made progress in his recovery over the last 12 hours. She also said that the 79-year-old Manuel’sManuel was the folksy skipper of those ‘08 Phillies, who captured the city’s hearts with their championship run.
One of the most popular players on that championship team was Chase Utley, who struck a chord with Philadelphia fans with his intense, tough style of play. He struck a decidedly different note with his profane utterance — one that will live forever among the Phillies faithful — at the end of the World Series parade.
Fifteen years later, Utley and his family live in London as he serves as an ambassador of sorts for Major League Baseball overseas. But Utley won’t stay in England forever, and the Phillies would love to bring him back to the organization. Matt Breen tells the story in the first installment of our series,
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