November 20, 2008
BASEBALL: Utley Uh-Oh
Needs hip surgery, could be out as long as until June. Given his tail-off this season, that could be very worrisome. Much as I loathe the Phillies, Utley is one of the game's real stars, and this has all the hallmarks of a "he was never the same again" injury. I hope I'm overreacting.
He was playing with an injured hip for the second half of the season, and he still managed an .855 OPS and a World Series ring.