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> [It's good to find the barrel of the bat again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chase-utley/it-s-good-to-find-the-barrel-of-the-bat-again/)

[Chase Utley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chase-utley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb8/chase-utley-27895_barrel_it-s-good-to-find-the-barrel-of-the-bat_23582.png)

> [Hitting at the top of the order is a good thing. You get more at-bats. I'm excited to see how this develops.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chase-utley/hitting-at-the-top-of-the-order-is-a-good-thing-you-get-more-at-bats/)

[Chase Utley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chase-utley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/905/chase-utley-27895_baseball_hitting-at-the-top-of-the-order-is-a-goo_410461.png)

> [The majority of the time with two strikes I'll choke up on the bat a little bit to try to stay as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chase-utley/the-majority-of-the-time-with-two-strikes-i-ll-choke-up-on-the-bat-a/)

[Chase Utley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chase-utley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d26/chase-utley-27895_baseball_the-majority-of-the-time-with-two-strike_1528372.png)

> [It took us a little while, but we swung the bats well tonight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chase-utley/it-took-us-a-little-while-but-we-swung-the-bats-well-tonight/)

[Chase Utley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chase-utley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d2/chase-utley-27895_bats_it-took-us-a-little-while-but-we-swung-t_1679619.png)

> [You're going to bat so many times during a season and it's not worth getting mad about. I still get frustrated, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chase-utley/you-re-going-to-bat-so-many-times-during-a-season-and-it-s-not-worth/)

[Chase Utley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chase-utley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e27/chase-utley-27895_baseball_you-re-going-to-bat-so-many-times-during_2635098.png)

## Other authors on Bats

## More by Chase Utley

> [It's good to find the barrel of the bat again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chase-utley/it-s-good-to-find-the-barrel-of-the-bat-again/)

[Chase Utley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chase-utley/)

> [You try to take it game-to-game and keep working.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chase-utley/you-try-to-take-it-game-to-game-and-keep-working/)

[Chase Utley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chase-utley/)

> [ \[Clayton Kershaw \] is intense. He's a competitor.He's extremely fun to play behind. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chase-utley/clayton-kershaw-is-intense-he-s-a-competitor-he-s-extremely-fun-to/)

[Chase Utley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chase-utley/)

> [Hitting at the top of the order is a good thing. You get more at-bats. I'm excited to see how this develops.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chase-utley/hitting-at-the-top-of-the-order-is-a-good-thing-you-get-more-at-bats/)

[Chase Utley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chase-utley/)

> [I don't really like the spotlight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chase-utley/i-don-t-really-like-the-spotlight/)

[Chase Utley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chase-utley/)

> [Before, shortstops and second basemen were mostly defensive guys that made all the plays and didn't really hit that well. But now it's beginning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chase-utley/before-shortstops-and-second-basemen-were-mostly-defensive-guys-that/)

[Chase Utley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chase-utley/)

> [I’ve talked to guys who have played for the Phillies and gone on to other organizations and the grass isn’t always greener on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chase-utley/i-ve-talked-to-guys-who-have-played-for-the-phillies-and-gone-on-to/)

[Chase Utley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chase-utley/)

> [I know it sounds stupid and cliche, but I just want to get better. I want to keep improving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chase-utley/i-know-it-sounds-stupid-and-cliche-but-i-just-want-to-get-better-i/)

[Chase Utley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chase-utley/)

> [The majority of the time with two strikes I'll choke up on the bat a little bit to try to stay as short as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chase-utley/the-majority-of-the-time-with-two-strikes-i-ll-choke-up-on-the-bat-a/)

[Chase Utley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chase-utley/)

> [I'm definitely not the most graceful person out there. I've always been taught to play hard. I don't know how not to play hard.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chase-utley/i-m-definitely-not-the-most-graceful-person-out-there-i-ve-always/)

[Chase Utley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chase-utley/)

> [It took us a little while, but we swung the bats well tonight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chase-utley/it-took-us-a-little-while-but-we-swung-the-bats-well-tonight/)

[Chase Utley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chase-utley/)

> [ I didn't go up to the plate thinking, 'OK, my goal now is to get a hit'-I tried not to think about \[the streak\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chase-utley/i-didn-t-go-up-to-the-plate-thinking-ok-my-goal-now-is-to-get-a-hit-i/)

[Chase Utley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chase-utley/)

> [I've always been taught to play the game hard. Baseball is such a tough game, it really humbles you at times, you just have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chase-utley/i-ve-always-been-taught-to-play-the-game-hard-baseball-is-such-a/)

[Chase Utley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chase-utley/)

> [I've said this before, but going and playing with the guys that have been to the World Series, the elite players of the game,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chase-utley/i-ve-said-this-before-but-going-and-playing-with-the-guys-that-have/)

[Chase Utley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chase-utley/)

> [I didn't know what to expect coming to college. High school was pretty easy and I guess I expected college to be along the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chase-utley/i-didn-t-know-what-to-expect-coming-to-college-high-school-was-pretty/)

[Chase Utley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chase-utley/)

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