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Ryan Howard recalls Chase Utley’s deke throw to home in Game 5 of the 2008 World Series

In a few weeks, the names of Phillies legends and longtime teammates Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard will appear on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for the first time ever. The Phillies could have had 3/4 of their star-studded infield on the ballot in 2022, but Chase Utley had to ruin it by playing all the way until the 2018 season.

Ryan Howard and Chase Utley are Hall of Fame eligible in 2022 and 2024 respectively. (Philadelphia DailyNews/ZUMA Press/Icon Sportswire)

“It’s really cool,” Howard said in Atlanta near the end of September.