We have already had Australia Opening Day and ESPN Opening Night. Today we finally get to Phillies Opening Day.
2009 UD A Piece of History #CSC-UK Chase Utley and Ian Kinsler
Five years ago both the Phillies own Chase Utley and the Rangers Ian Kinsler were coming off exceptional seasons. Among second basemen, Utley led all of Major League baseball in Offensive WAR, Kinsler was 2nd in the AL to Dustin Pedroia.
Today both players find themselves at a significantly different stature. Utley (age 35) hasn't played 140+ games since 2009, and Kinsler (31) has been jettisoned by the Rangers in favor of younger talent.
Reading the Competition
RTC will be returning for 2014. I hope to feature some two team cards like the Utley-Kinsler combo above. I expect this will present us with some interesting pairings and players for discussion.
Source
Chase Utley Player Collection Index
Baseball-ref.com
Five years ago both the Phillies own Chase Utley and the Rangers Ian Kinsler were coming off exceptional seasons. Among second basemen, Utley led all of Major League baseball in Offensive WAR, Kinsler was 2nd in the AL to Dustin Pedroia.
Today both players find themselves at a significantly different stature. Utley (age 35) hasn't played 140+ games since 2009, and Kinsler (31) has been jettisoned by the Rangers in favor of younger talent.
Reading the Competition
RTC will be returning for 2014. I hope to feature some two team cards like the Utley-Kinsler combo above. I expect this will present us with some interesting pairings and players for discussion.
Source
Chase Utley Player Collection Index
Baseball-ref.com
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