New York MetsThere are few players I hate more than Chase Utley. This man has caused us all plenty of pain over the last 15 years.
Goodbye and good riddance. On Friday, Chase Utley announced he would be retiring at the end of the 2018 season. After mulling that information over for about two seconds, I began to celebrate. But when I sat down to write this column, my mood dropped. Having to rehash some of the darkest Mets moments of the last 15 years was not a pleasant exercise. To put it in the simplest terms possible, Chase Utley makes my blood boil.In 2001, The Ringer’s Bill Simmons authored a seminal column about Roger Clemens. His editor tasked him with a simple assignment – explain to…
