Chase Utley Feels Phillies Teammates Already Like Cliff Lee More Than Him

PHILADELPHIA—Despite having been with the team for more than six years, visibly upset Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley told reporters Monday that he can sense his teammates prefer the company of recent acquisition Cliff Lee to his own. “I really don’t get it with these guys. I really don’t,” Utley said while first baseman Ryan Howard showed Lee around the clubhouse. “You see that? Ryan never puts his arm around me. Never. It’s been five fucking years. He should be wanting me to put my arm around him.” According to Phillies sources, when Utley approached his teammates and asked what more he needed to do, shortstop Jimmy Rollins said that “this,” referring to Utley’s approach and demeanor, “is definitely part of the problem.”