Game 23: Cubs (8-14) at Phillies (10-12)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of tonight's game:

Chicago Cubs:               4
Philadelphia Phillies:    6

WP:   Chad Qualls (1-0)
SV:    Jonathan Papelbon (8)

Placido Polanco gets two RBIs (4)
Hunter Pence gets an RBI (12)
Carlos Ruiz gets two RBIs (10)
Pete Orr gets an RBI (4)


Nice win to end the short home stand for the Phils.  Vance Worley pitched well although he did not get the win.   The bullpen gave up 3 runs in the 8th inning...which tied the game at 4.  The Phils were able to score 2 runs in the top of the 9th with a double from Placido Polanco and Jonathan Papelbon notched his 8th save of the year to win the game.  The next two series are very important for the Phils against the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals.  Let's hope the Phils can win both series and move up in the standings in the NL East.  Go Phils!!!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Weekend Update

Hi everybody,

Hope everyone is having a fun weekend.  With the exception of the Phillies games today and Friday....mine has been pretty good.  I had fun watching the Phillie Phanatic's birthday on TV.  I hope to put up some of the video of his birthday celebration later in the week.

Still going through my Gettysburg pictures.  I hope to post a bunch of them soon.  Until then....here are a couple photos that I took:

Smith's 4th New York Battery at Devil's Den

Pennsylvania Memorial

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Happy Birthday Phillie Phanatic

Maybe I shouldn't have used a pic of him in his birthday suit!

Hi everybody,

Just wanted to wish the Phillie Phanatic a Happy 34th Birthday! Thanks for making me laugh during every Phillies game!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 22: Cubs (7-14) at Phillies (10-11)

Using this pic way more than I wanted to!

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of today's game:

Chicago Cubs:               5
Philadelphia Phillies:    1

LP:   Kyle Kendrick (0-2)

Ty Wigginton gets an RBI (8)


No offense by the Phils today.  The only run scored was from a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning.  I really hope the news about Ryan Howard and Chase Utley is true and they will be back sooner rather than later.  The Phils need them both to score runs.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 21: Cubs (7-13) at Phillies (9-11)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:

Chicago Cubs:               2
Philadelphia Phillies:    5

WP:   Joe Blanton (2-3)
SV:    Jonathan Papelbon (7)

Jimmy Rollins gets two RBIs (5)
Carlos Ruiz gets three RBIs (8)

Carlos Ruiz gets a Home Run (3)


Nice win by the Phils.  Joe Blanton pitched a great game for his second win and Jonathan Papelbon notched his seventh save of the year.  Both Jimmy Rollins and Carlos Ruiz had clutch hits for multiple RBIs.  Chooch also hit his third Home Run of the season.  The Phils will try to win again later today on the Philly Phanatic's birthday and I am looking forward to watching.  Go Phils!!!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 20: Cubs (6-13) at Phillies (9-10)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of tonight's game:

Chicago Cubs:               5
Philadelphia Phillies:    1

LP:  Roy Halladay (3-2)

Ty Wigginton gets an RBI (7)

Ty Wigginton gets a Home Run (2)


Disappointing start to the four game series.  The Phils only managed one run off a Ty Wigginton Home Run in the 7th inning.  Roy Halladay gets his second straight loss of the season even though he once again pitched well enough to win.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (4-25-12)

Hi everybody,

This week I chose a picture of Chase with his bat and glove because I saw that he's been taking batting practice.  Yay!  That was great to see!  Hopefully his comeback will be sooner than expected.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 19: Phillies (8-10) at Diamondbacks (9-9)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of today's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:                   7
Arizona Diamondbacks:               2

WP:   Cole Hamels (3-1)

Hunter Pence gets two RBIs (11)
Placido Polanco get an RBI (2)
Carlos Ruiz gets an RBI (5)
Cole Hamels gets two RBIs (2)


Great win by the Phils.  The bats were hot again today with the Phils scoring seven runs.  Cole Hamels was really impressive on the mound for eight innings.  Hamels also got a base hit for two RBIs.  Placido Polanco also looked good at the plate.  The Phils are off tomorrow and are now headed home for a weekend series against the Cubs.  It will be good to see the team back in Philly.  Unfortunately Chase won't be joining them as he will be staying in Arizona a bit longer to rehab his knee.  It was good to see him this week and hopefully he will be back playing with the team soon.  Go Phils!!!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 18: Phillies (7-10) at Diamondbacks (9-8)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:                   8
Arizona Diamondbacks:               5

WP:  Vance Worley (2-1)
SV:    Jonathan Papelbon (6)

Hunter Pence gets two RBIs (9)
Laynce Nix gets two RBIs (6)
Pete Orr gets three RBIs (3)
Shane Victorino gets an RBI (8)

Shane Victorino gets a Home Run (4)
Hunter Pence gets a Home Run (3)
Laynce Nix gets a Home Run (1)


Sorry that this post is late again.  These late night games are wearing me out and I'm too tired to post by the time the game is over.  Glad to see the bats were alive once again for the Phils as they scored 8 runs as well as hit 3 Home Runs.  It was good to see Hunter Pence back in the lineup after missing Monday's game with a sore shoulder.  I thought he may be out for a few games.  Pete Orr also hit a nice bases clearing triple to get his first 3 RBIs of the season.  The Phils go for the series win this afternoon before heading home for a weekend series against the Cubs.  Go Phils!!!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Still Another Gettysburg Update

Hi everybody,

Got home from Gettysburg a little while ago.  I really had a fun trip.  I learned a lot about the battle and history of the Civil War.  The batllefield is very beautiful and peaceful...which seems strange considering what happened there.

My friends and I went out ghost hunting again last night but didn't hear or see anything.  We still have a lot of pictures to go through so you never know what we may have caught on camera.  I am really getting interested in all of the ghostly happening in and around Gettysburg.  I did get some Gettysburg ghost books today and plan to start reading them soon.

I will post a lot more of the Gettysburg photos in the coming days but until then...here is another picture.

Here I am at Little Round Top

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 17: Phillies (7-9) at Diamondbacks (8-8)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of last night's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:                   5
Arizona Diamondbacks:               9

LP:  Kyle Kendrick (0-1)

Laynce Nix gets an RBI (4)
Carlos Ruiz gets an RBI (4)
Shane Victorino gets three RBIs (7)

Shane Victorino gets a Home Run (3)
Carlos Ruiz gets a Home Run (2)

Sorry that this post is so late.  I just got home from Gettysburg.  I would have posted it this morning before I headed home but I was too disgusted to do it. Another terrible loss by the Phils....that makes three really bad losses in a row.  At least they scored some runs in the 9th inning.  It was good to see Chase again.  I really hope he is not out too much longer.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Yet Another Gettysburg Update

Hi everybody,

I'm still in Gettysburg.  We decided to extend our trip for another night.  Last night on the battlefield we heard cannon shots and we're almost certain nobody was out there.  It was really spooky!  That's why we decided to stay longer...to look for ghosts again tonight.

I'm really developing an interest in the battle and in the ghost experiences.  I will have to pick up some Gettysburg ghost books before we leave tomorrow. I have a lot of pictures to share after I get home.  Until then, here's another picture we took over the weekend.

This was taken by the Peace Light Memorial.  I'm glad my friend gave me a hand, but I wish he wasn't so camera shy.  Come to think of it, all of my friends seem to be camera shy.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Another Gettysburg Update

Hi everybody,

I'm still in Gettysburg and am having a good time.  Did not do too much today because of the weather but my friends and I are planning to go on the battlefield soon to look for ghosts.  I'll let you know if we find any.  We did eat at the Cashtown Inn last night and the food was great.  I have plenty of pictures to share after we get home but for now...here is something to hold you over.  This picture was taken yesterday morning.

This is me at Devil's Den

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 16: Phillies (7-8) at Padres (4-12)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of today's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:           1

San Diego Padres:               6

LP:  Joe Blanton (1-3)

What else is there to say but another terrible loss by the Phils.  The only run scored was a hit from Juan Pierre.  Pierre didn't even get an RBI due to an error.  The Phils really need to step up because they are now five games back from the Nationals.  Let's hope they can get some runs and wins in Arizona.

Talk to you soon,

Little Chase

Game 15: Phillies (7-7) at Padres (3-12)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of tonight's (last night's) game:

Philadelphia Phillies:           1
San Diego Padres:               5

LP:  Roy Halladay (2-1)

Ty Wigginton gets an RBI (6)

Sorry that this game update is so late.  Another disappointing loss by the Phils.  Roy Halladay did not pitch his best game but did enough to win. Unfortunately the bats were silent again as the Phils only managed three hits. One of those hits was from Halladay.  Let's root for a series win later today. Go Phils!!!


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

My 100th Post and Gettysburg Update

Hi everybody,

Welcome to my 100th blog post!  Yay!!  Wow, how time flies!  I'm still in Gettysburg for the next couple of days.  I'm having a great time here!  It's really interesting learning about Civil War history and I'm even hearing a lot of Gettysburg ghost stories.  I'll tell you more in the upcoming days.  I've gotta get ready to go out to dinner.  For now, here's a picture that we took this morning on the battlefield.

Here I am at the Peace Light Memorial

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 14: Phillies (6-7) at Padres (3-11)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of tonight's (last night's) game:

Philadelphia Phillies:           4

San Diego Padres:               1

WP:  Cole Hamels (2-1)

SV:   Jonathan Papelbon (5) 

Brian Schneider gets an RBI (1)

Juan Pierre gets two RBIs (4) 
Shane Victorino gets an RBI (4)

Shane Victorino gets a Home Run (2)

Nice comeback win by the Phils.  Cole Hamels looked a little shaky at times but still managed his second win.  It was also nice to see Brian Schneider get both his first hit and RBI of the season.  Still hope that Chooch will be back in the lineup soon.  Time to win at least three straight tonight.

Talk to you soon,

Little Chase

I'm in Gettysburg, PA

Hi everybody,

My friends and I decided to take a spur of the moment trip to Gettysburg yesterday!!  I even posted that last Phillies update from here!  It's really nice here and the weather has been great so far.  I found a brewery that makes really great root beer!  I will be reviewing it either here or when I get home. I've already stocked up.  I'm keeping my eyes peeled for other local brews.

I'll be taking lots of pictures and I plan on posting them on Twitter and this blog.  Here's a picture I took yesterday!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 13: Phillies (5-7) at Padres (3-10)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of tonight's (last night's) game:

Philadelphia Phillies:           2
San Diego Padres:               0

WP:  Vance Worley (1-1)
SV:   Jonathan Papelbon (4) 


Jimmy Rollins gets an RBI (3)

Good win by the Phils!  Hope they can start a winning streak in San Diego! Go Phils!!!

Talk to you soon,

Little Chase

Game 12: Phillies (5-6) at Giants (5-6)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of tonight's (last night's) game: **

Philadelphia Phillies:           0
San Francisco Giants:         1

** Extra Innings (Game ended in the 11th)

LP:  Antonio Bastardo (0-1)


Another frustrating loss as the Phils manage just 4 hits and no runs over 11 innings.  Cliff Lee pitched a great game over 10 innings before the Phils gave up the only run of the game in the 11th.  The Phils fall to 0-2 in extra inning games and are now in last place in the NL East with a 5-7 record.  This really has been a disappointing start to the season.  I hope the Phils can turn it around in San Diego this weekend.  Go Phils!!!


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (4-18-12)

Hi everybody,

I picked this picture of Chase because we're all still waiting for him to come back.  Hope you all enjoy it.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 11: Phillies (5-5) at Giants (4-6)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of tonight's (last night's) game:

Philadelphia Phillies:           2
San Francisco Giants:         4

LP:  Joe Blanton (1-2)

Carlos Ruiz gets an RBI (3)
Hunter Pence gets an RBI (7)


Hunter Pence gets a Home Run (2)


Tough night for the Phils!  Even though they had a lot of base runners, the Phils were only able to score two runs.  One of those runs was from Hunter Pence's second Home Run of the season.  Hope the Phils can win the last game of the series tonight before they head down to San Diego.


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 10: Phillies (4-5) at Giants (4-5)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of tonight's (last night's) game:

Philadelphia Phillies:           5
San Francisco Giants:         2

WP:  Roy Halladay (3-0)
SV:   Jonathan Papelbon (3)


Hunter Pence gets an RBI (6)
Shane Victorino gets an RBI (3)
Laynce Nix gets two RBIs (3)
Roy Halladay gets an RBI (1)


Great way to start the road trip by the Phils!  They scored four runs in the first inning and Halladay provided another excellent outing.  Doc even got an RBI with a single in the fourth inning.  The Phils even their record at 5-5.  Let's hope they extend the win streak to three games later tonight.


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 9: Mets (6-2) at Phillies (3-5)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of today's game:

New York Mets:                2
Philadelphia Phillies:       8

WP:  Cole Hamels (1-1)


Jimmy Rollins gets an RBI (2)
Hunter Pence gets an RBI (5)
Ty Wigginton gets four RBIs (5)
Laynce Nix gets an RBI (1)
John Mayberry Jr. gets an RBI (2)


Great win by the Phils!  Really happy to see all of those runs scored.  Ty Wigginton did really well with four RBIs and Laynce Nix came through with a clutch double in the 7th.  Cole Hamels pitched an excellent game with 10 strikeouts.  The Phils now head out to the West Coast for a 10 game road trip.  The first stop is in San Francisco against the stinkin' Giants....I really don't care for that team.  Go Phils!!!


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 8: Mets (5-2) at Phillies (3-4)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of today's game:

New York Mets:                5
Philadelphia Phillies:       0

LP:  Vance Worley (0-1)


There is really nothing else to say about this game except Ugggh!!!  Hope the Phils can salvage the last game of this series before they head out to the West Coast.


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 7: Mets (4-2) at Phillies (3-3)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of tonight's game:

New York Mets:                5
Philadelphia Phillies:       2

LP:  Cliff Lee (0-1)

Freddy Galvis gets an RBI (5)

Freddy Galvis gets a Home Run (1)


Tough loss for the Phils.  Even though they managed to get eleven hits they were only able to score one run.  That one run was courtesy of the first Major League Home Run by Freddy Galvis.  Let's hope the Phils get back on the winning track tomorrow.


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 6: Marlins (2-4) at Phillies (2-3)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of tonight's game:

Miami Marlins:                  1
Philadelphia Phillies:       3

WP:  Joe Blanton (1-1)
SV:   Jonathan Papelbon (2)

Shane Victorino gets an RBI (2)
Ty Wigginton gets an RBI (1)
John Mayberry Jr. gets an RBI (1)

Shane Victorino gets a Home Run (1)
Ty Wigginton gets a Home Run (1)


Another great win by the Phils as they are able to even their record at 3-3. Joe Blanton pitched a great game and both Shane Victorino & Ty Wigginton hit their first Home Runs of the season.  Jonathan Papelbon also got his second save and his first at Citizens Bank Park.  Mets come to town this weekend.  Already looking forward to it.


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 5: Marlins (2-3) at Phillies (1-3)

Feels good to be smilin' again!

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of tonight's game:

Miami Marlins:                  1
Philadelphia Phillies:       7

WP:  Roy Halladay (2-0)

Placido Polanco gets an RBI (1)
Jimmy Rollins gets an RBI (1)
Hunter Pence gets an RBI (4)
Shane Victorino gets an RBI (1)
Carlos Ruiz gets an RBI (2)
Freddy Galvis gets two RBIs (4)


Carlos Ruiz gets a Home Run (1)


Great win by the Phils tonight.  The bats came alive with 14 hits and every starter other than Halladay got at least one hit.  Freddy Galvis also came through with another clutch double to score two runs.  Hopefully the Phils can keep this up tomorrow night!


Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (4-11-12)

Hi everybody,

For the Chase Utley photo this week I decided to use a picture that I just think looks really cool.  Hope you all enjoy!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 4: Marlins (1-3) at Phillies (1-2)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of today's game:

Miami Marlins:                  6
Philadelphia Phillies:      2

LP:  Cole Hamels (0-1)

Freddy Galvis gets two RBIs (2)

Uggh!!!  The Phils lose their 3rd straight and the home opener.  I know that it is really early in the season but I am starting to get worried about the offense. Let's hope the Phils can right the ship on Wednesday night.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 3: Phillies (1-1) at Pirates (1-1)

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of today's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:     4
Pittsburgh Pirates:         5

LP:  David Herndon (0-1)

Hunter Pence gets two RBIs (3)
Juan Pierre gets two RBIs (2)

Hunter Pence gets a Home Run (1)

Phils lose again! I'm really bummed now!!!  Hope they can turn it around tomorrow!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Happy Easter & Passover

Hi everybody,

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Easter and a Happy Passover!  I hope you all have a great day!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 2: Phillies (1-0) at Pirates (0-1)

I'm sad 'cause they lost!

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of tonight's game: **

Philadelphia Phillies:     1
Pittsburgh Pirates:         2

** Extra Innings (Game ended in the 10th)

LP: Joe Blanton (0-1)

Hunter Pence gets an RBI (1)

Phils lose! I'm bummed!!!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Game 1: Phillies (0-0) at Pirates (0-0)

I'm smilin' 'cause they won!

Hi everybody,

Here is the score of today's game:

Philadelphia Phillies:     1
Pittsburgh Pirates:         0

WP:  Roy Halladay (1-0)
SV:   Jonathan Papelbon (1)

Carlos Ruiz goes 3-3 with an RBI (1)

Phils win!!!! Yay!!!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Talkin' Phils with Little Chase (4-4-12)

Doesn't Hunter look cool?  Old school Pence!!

Hi everybody,

Is everybody ready for tomorrow? Baseball is back and my blog will provide the score of every Phillies game this season as well as commentary and thoughts by me.....Little Chase!  Now you don't have to go to ESPN, Comcast SportsNet or MLB.com. Just come here...it will be lots of fun!  Yay!!!  Enjoy the season everybody and Go Phils!!!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (4-4-12)

Hi everybody,

It's time for the first Chase Utley Photo of the Week for April.  It's also one day until Opening Day so I found a cool picture of Chase with Ryan Howard. I really wish these two guys were playing tomorrow!

Isn't that a cool picture?  I think I will make that my computer wallpaper. Hopefully Chase and Ryan will be back in the lineup soon!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

An Announcement

Hi everybody,

I want to make an important announcement.  I feel that it is time to let the world know that I am actually Chase Utley.......April Fools!!! :)  Just kidding everybody!  I'm still just Little Chase....Chase Utley and the Philadelphia Phillies biggest little fan.

Hope everyone has had a fun weekend!  The Phils regular season starts this Thursday and I am very excited.  It is going to be a lot of fun watching the Phillies play real games.  I'm sure that we will all have a lot of fun conversing about the Fightins' all season long.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase