Happy New Year

Hi everybody,

I just wanted to wish you all an early Happy New Year!  Hope you all have a fun and safe New Year's Eve!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

2016 Little Chase Season Highlights (12-30-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's "highlight" was from one of the many times this season that I hung out with my good friend Secret Squirrel (@dwh944 on Twitter) at my saloon.  Secret Squirrel is a great pal who is both interesting and fun.  If you get a chance...follow him on Twitter.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Throwback Thursday (12-29-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's Throwback Thursday moment was from my birthday last year.  My friends got me this nice cake and we all had a great time celebrating.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (12-28-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's photo is a cool shot of Chase sliding in safe to third base.  I'm assuming my hero just hit a triple but it's possible that he ran from first to third after someone else hit a single (or double).

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Merry Christmas

Hi everybody,

I just want to wish you all a Merry Christmas!  I hope you all have a happy and safe day!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

2016 Little Chase Season Highlights (12-23-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's "highlight" happened early in the season when the Phillie Phanatic visited the NBC 10 studios and started goofing around.  Meteorologist Sheena Parveen managed to take a selfie pic of herself and the Phanatic as he was on one of the many computers at the studios.  She also manages to catch me in the shot as I was watching the Phanatic's hijinks.

Ms. Parveen's last day in Philly was last Friday (December 16th) because she took a job in Washington D.C.  We will miss you Sheena and good luck.  I always enjoyed your weather forecasts and "sneaking" into your selfies.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Throwback Thursday (12-22-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's Throwback Thursday moment is another pic of Little Kringle's visit during the holiday season.  In this shot...Little Kringle waits under the mistletoe for some kisses from the ladies.  I wonder how many smooches he ended up getting?

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (12-21-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's photo is just a cool shot of Chase hanging at first base with Ryan Howard between pitchers.  I believe that is former Phils reliever Michael Stutes throwing warm up pitches as Chase and the Big Piece look on.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Gettysburg Photo of the Month (December 2016)

Hi everybody,

This month's photo was taken in the early evening near the Doubleday Inn in the spring of 2010.  The inn is close to the Peace Light Memorial and is right on the battlefield.  What an amazing view!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Odubel Herrera Signs Contract Extension With Phillies

Hi everybody,

I just wanted to congratulate Phillies center fielder Odubel Herrera for signing a five-year contract extension.  The deal (worth $30.5 million dollars) will keep Herrera in a Phillies uniform through at least 2021 and up to 2023 if club options are exercised.  Congrats again El Torito!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Happy Birthday Chase

Hi everybody,

I just wanted to wish a belated Happy Birthday to my hero Chase Utley.  His birthday was on Saturday (December 17th).  By pure coincidence...yesterday was my birthday as well.  I have decided to honor both our birthdays with some gold old birthday cake.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Charleston Photo of the Month (December 2016)

Hi everybody,

This month's Charleston photo was taken in September of a random building or home that my friends and I found as we were wandering around the Historic District.  I just love the look of the Palmetto trees in front of the building.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

2016 Little Chase Season Highlights (12-16-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's "highlight" is a very strange one.  I'm not even sure when it happened.  It may be the result of too many late nights at the saloon or too much cold medicine when I wasn't feeling well.  In any event...I sure hope I ate all of the pizza because it looks pretty good.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Throwback Thursday (12-15-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's Throwback Thursday moment is another pic from a couple years ago when Little Kringle came to visit during the holiday season.  In this shot...Little Kringle is about to snack on some Christmas cookies and hot chocolate.  I sure hope that LK didn't add his "kick" (a.k.a. booze) to that hot cocoa.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (12-14-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's photo is just a closeup of Chase's face.  Not sure what's happening but it is a cool shot nonetheless.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

2016 Little Chase Season Highlights (12-9-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's "highlight" was from this year's Thanksgiving Day parade in Philly where the super cool LC float made its debut.  I never thought that I would see a float of myself in a parade. :-)

I'm huge...

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Throwback Thursday (12-8-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's Throwback Thursday moment was from a couple years ago when Little Kringle first visited during the holiday season.  Little Kringle sure did enjoy drinking eggnog and always made sure to put a little "something extra" to give it a kick.  Come to think of it...he put a lot of "something extra" in his eggnog.

Little Kringle may be a bit of a boozer....

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (12-7-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's photo is a shot of Chase running to first after hitting the ball in the infield.  I wonder if he was safe or out?

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

2016 Little Chase Season Highlights (12-2-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's "highlight" occurred several months ago when I "hitched" a ride with the Fox 29 Good Day Philadelphia Morning Crew as they drove around Philly.  It was a fun ride and Mike Jerrick, Alex Holley and Sue Serio didn't seem to mind that I tagged along.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Throwback Thursday (12-1-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's Throwback Thursday moment is a pic from my famous bar LC's Saloon.  Here I am serving some rare and little known tobacco liquor to my customers after a Phillies victory.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (11-30-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's photo is just a cool shot of Chase getting someone out in the field.  Nice catch, Chase!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Gettysburg Photo of the Month (November 2016)

Hi everybody,

This month's Gettysburg photo was taken back in 2012 at the Peace Light Memorial.  It was starting to get pretty dark out so my friends took one last picture of this cannon near the Peace Light.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

2016 Little Chase Season Highlights (11-25-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's season "highlight" was from early in the season when the NBC 10 weather crew was hosting an event at Citizen's Bank Park.  I crashed this event last year (2015 Little Chase Season Highlights (11-18-2015)) so I didn't think anyone would mind me doing it again this year.  I decided to hop out of the dry ice bucket to surprise everyone but they were taking a group selfie when I made my grand entrance.  I'm glad I decided to wear my snuggie because that dry ice was cold.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Happy Thanksgiving

Hi everybody,

I just want to wish everyone a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!  Enjoy the good eating and football!

I'm pumped for Thanksgiving...

Time to get cooking....

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Throwback Thursday (11-24-16)

Hi everybody,

Even though today is Thanksgiving....I still have a Throwback Thursday moment to share with you all.  This photo was taken a few months back when my friends brought me some fried chicken and steak fries from Royal Farms.  The fried chicken was some of the best that I have ever had and I look forward to having it again soon.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (11-23-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's photo was from a couple seasons back during the weekend when former Phils skipper Charlie Manuel was placed on the Phillies Wall of Fame.  That was a great weekend and I am glad that Chase was still on the team to be a part of it.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

2016 Little Chase Season Highlights (11-18-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's season "highlight" was one of the stranger moments while I was in England filming for Season 4 of the hit TV series Sherlock.  In this shot...Sherlock, Watson and I were in hot pursuit of the bad guys in a very odd but fun car.  I won't say what happened but once again wacky hijinks soon commenced.

Even the car was enjoying the chase....

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Throwback Thursday (11-17-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's Throwback Thursday moment was from my Fourth of July celebrating in 2015.  Besides really feeling patriotic...I was trying to persuade some more famous people to follow me on Twitter with a little $5 donation.  There wasn't any takers so I just spent the money on some lunch.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Inducted Into Arizona Fall League Hall of Fame

Hi everybody,

Former Phillies 2nd baseman (and my hero) Chase Utley was inducted into the Arizona Fall League Hall of Fame last night (November 16th) along with Dodgers 1st baseman Adrian Gonzalez.  The Arizona Fall League is owned and operated by Major League Baseball and it is where many up and coming MLB prospects are sent to hone their skills during the offseason.  Congrats, Chase!

Congrats to my hero...

Smilin' Chase...

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (11-16-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's photo Chase may be one that I used a long time ago but I decided to share it again because it shows a lot of old Phils with Chase during happier times in 2011.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Charleston Photo of the Month (November 2016)

Hi everybody,

This month's Charleston photo is a shot taken inside the graveyard of the Circular Congregational Church.  The Circular Congregational Church was founded in 1681 and is one of the oldest Churches in Charleston.  In the background you can see St. Philip's Episcopal Church.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Phils Acquire Howie Kendrick From Dodgers

Hi everybody,

The Phillies traded Darin Ruf and Darnell Sweeney to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday (November 11th) for Howie Kendrick.  Kendrick is expected to be the Phillies starting left fielder although he has played most of his career at 2nd base.  Welcome to the Phillies, Mr. Kendrick.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

2016 Little Chase Season Highlights (11-11-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's season "highlight" occurred early in the season when I once again snuck into the Comcast Sportsnet studios to watch my two favorite anchors Amy Fadool and Jen Daniels on SportsNet Central.  During a commercial break...I managed to get into a selfie that the ladies were taking.  The Chickbusters (my old nickname for Amy and Jen) didn't seem to mind though...so a good time was had by all.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Veterans Day

Hi everybody,

To all of our veterans, both living and dead....thank you for your service to our country.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Throwback Thursday (11-10-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's Throwback Thursday moment is a shot of me hanging out in front of the King Charles Inn during my visit to Charleston back in September.  My friends and I stayed here during our visit and loved it.  I hope to stay here again when I return to Charleston someday.

This is a great place to stay....

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Chase Utley Photo of the Week (11-9-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's photo is a shot of Chase watching some action with former Phils skipper Charlie Manuel.  Those were some good time when they were both with the Phillies.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

2016 Little Chase Season Highlights (11-4-16)

Hi everybody,

This week's season "highlight" occurred while I was over in England filming Season 4 of the hit TV series Sherlock.  I was helping Sherlock and Watson solve a case when my best pal Little Sherlock showed up to assist us.  Let's just say that wacky hijinks soon commenced.

Little Sherlock and I are on the case....

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Phillies Officially Cut Ties With Ryan Howard

Hi everybody,

The Phillies have officially released first baseman Ryan Howard yesterday when they declined his 2017 club option on his contract.  The Phils will instead pay Howard $10 million dollars and he becomes a free agent.

This move is no surprise since the Phils had a big ceremony honoring the Big Piece before the final game of the season last month (Ryan Howard Honored by the Phillies and the Fans on the Last Day of the 2016 Season) but it is still a sad day.  Howard was the last Phillie from the 2008 World Series team as well as era of success from 2007-2011.  Good luck wherever you end up Big Piece.  I'll be rooting for you and you will always be a Phille to me.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Charlie Manuel Inducted Into the Philly Sports Hall of Fame

Hi everybody,

I just wanted to congratulate former Phillies skipper Charlie Manuel for his induction last night into the Philly Sports Hall of Fame.  Manuel was the Phils manager for nine seasons (2004-2013) and led the team during the most successful period of its history from 2007-2011.  During this time the Phillies captured five straight NL East titles, two National League titles and the 2008 World Series championship.  Congrats for your induction Charlie!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

National Candy Day

Hi everybody,

I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy National Candy Day!  I hope you all get to enjoy some candy today.  I know that I will.

Must eat more candy...

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

National Sandwich Day

Hi everybody,

I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy National Sandwich Day!  I hope you all get to enjoy a sandwich today.  I think I'm gonna have me a hamburger sammich and french fried potatoes.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Throwback Thursday (11-3-16)

Hi everybody,

For this week's Throwback Thursday moment...I am once again sharing a picture from my trip to Charleston, South Carolina in September.  This photo was taken near the St. Michael's Episcopal Church.  St. Michael's is just one of many Churches in Charleston and is why Charleston is known as the Holy City.

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase

Matt Stairs Hired As New Phillies Hitting Coach

Hi everybody,

Phillies broadcaster and former player Matt Stairs has been hired as the new hitting coach.  Stairs played for the Phillies in 2008-2009 where he became a folk hero for the Home Run he crushed against the Dodgers in the 2008 NLCS.  He rejoined the team in 2014 as a member of the Phillies broadcast team.

Stairs replaces former hitting coach Steve Henderson, who was let go at the end of the 2016 season.  Stairs replacement in the broadcast booth has not yet been named.

Congrats on becoming the new hitting coach Mr. Stairs and I hope that you are extremely successful.

Stairs go BOOM!!!

Talk to you soon,
Little Chase