Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham returned to Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday night.
For the first time in nearly two months, Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” blared out of the ballpark’s speakers as Chase Utley strolled to home plate in South Philly for the first time since June 20. Surprisingly, he didn’t receive a hearty ovation that was any different the pleasant reception former teammate and current Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Ben Revere heard an inning later.
Perhaps they know their beloved second baseman has no intention of ever leaving them?
Utley, the longest tenured athlete in Philadelphia and baseball’s hottest trade rumor since Cole Hamels, went 2-for-5 with a pair of singles in the Phillies 8-5 defeat to the Toronto Blue Jays.