Chase Utley on infamous Ruben Tejada slide: "It could've been worse" | FAIR GAME
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- Опубликовано: 17 дек 2018
- Kristine Leahy sits down with recently retired MLB Second Baseman, Chase Utley, to talk about the infamous slide that injured Ruben Tejada and his explanation to being hit by the pitch more than 200 times.
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Chase Utley on infamous Ruben Tejada slide: "It could've been worse" | FAIR GAME
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He didn’t break his leg on purpose but he did run into him on purpose
pghost427 no you didn’t understand what I was saying.... 1:15 chase Sarcastically says he was going to break tejadas leg.... we know he wasn’t trying to break anyone’s leg.... but he did want to break up the double play and he definitely prepared himself to “slide” like that..... so that was on purpose and that was dangerous
That’s not a baseball play no one slides like that he should be fully remorseful
@@blaiseclapper787 Well.... not anymore. It was a bit of a dated slide even at the time, but you're either rewriting history to support your argument, or you're just not aware that this was far more common than you think and you don't care to do a millisecond of fact checking. The social conscience of the play was definitely moving on, but I dare remind you Utley was called safe, in part because, yes, that was a baseball play.
See, that’s the thing. I’m a Mets fan but I don’t completely hate Utley. He totally meant to break up the double play but he went too hard. It wasn’t what he did it was how he did it
@@josephscaduto9971 lol, he didn’t even go for the bag, and slide late asf, there was no chance that double play was getting made anyways, dirty move by a dirty player
What do u mean it could of been worse he broke his leg
John Pugliese he could’ve killed him if he landed on his neck
@@ltdrilldick8416 How? Chase Utley wasn't going to swan dive onto ruben's neck
@@alexanderchoi1361 he almost flipped him to land on his neck. Ruben had to use his left arm to stop it from happening
@@barbatoslol9650 ooo, the person trying to catch a baseball and trying to avoid a 180 lb person hurdling at them should actively try to protect the person coming at them. Makes sense
@@alexanderchoi1361 What are you talking about? I never said Ruben had to protect utley. I said ruben had to protect himself in order to avoid falling on his neck.
Thought she interviewing Ellen Degeneres at first
That's funny tbh.
Looks like her.
Yeah Ellen on TRT
I honestly thought this was the interview with Savannah Guthrie she just did about her ending the show over her scandals lol 😂 I guess I’m at the wrong place
Oh that's cold
Chase Utley: Ends a dude’s career
Also Chase Utley: “It could’ve been worse”
Did nothing wrong
@@314rappin interesting statement to make considering it’s a non-contact sport and quite literally after, and because of, the incident the MLB added a rule to protect middle infielders. No disagreement though about intent. Clearly it was just a double play break-up move that went wrong.
@@krameryoung379 u do realize I was just trolling right?
@@314rappin He did nothing wrong this was accepted and was legal at he time.
@@declanc9791 “he did nothing wrong” yet players can’t do it anymore cause of this incident lmfao
“I let up a bit” *slides 3 feet wide and 4 feet deep on the base*
That was premeditated.
Literally a standard slide at the time. You guys are idiots
@@noahmcdaniel4920 doesn't change the fact it was dirty and on purpose.
There was nothing standard about that play
@@cubbie9499 Actually it does change whether or not it was dirty, and of course it was on purpose, insofar as it was to break up a double play, not break a player's legs.
Shortstop: Breaks leg
Utley: “it could’ve been worse”
Ladies and Gentleman, I give you a prime example of a man how couldn't be bothered to watch a 4 min video and let himself get click-baited!
Lmao
@@theapologist6717 i mean that was pretty much the video. not sure you made a gotcha
He never reached out to Tejada. Makes me wonder if he actually felt bad about it. What if it was Jeter or Baez?
Did Tejada ask for Utley to reach out to him? If not who cares.
kayla Quinn he did try and touch second base, his hand was over the bad before the collision knocked them both out. Either way Tejada should’ve known not to turn his back. Utley could’ve slid with less force and Tejada would still be hurt.
If it was Jeter he would've been given a lifetime ban.
bo7341 more like he would’ve been celebrated and given a standing ovation.
Utley would be murdered if it was Jeter or Baez
he never apologized.....it shows you the true heart and the pride....
He has said multiple times that he tried reaching out to Tajada, but Ruben wanted nothing to do with it (understandably), so saying he never apologized isn't really the right take on it.
@@Bunnsofsteel Expressing an apology isn't dependent on the recipient accepting it. Public apologies are a thing.
He did apologize u are wrong
I'm not even a Mets fan, I just can't stand this guy. He ruined a man's career by breaking his leg, and he says it could've been worse. That's ridiculous.
@BeyondEnchantment I'm actually not a Mets fan
I can agree with him saying he didn’t intend to break his leg and end his career but he definitely intended to knock him over
that was 100% his intent. He didn't expect him to get injured by it, he just wanted to break up the double play
I can accept playing the game hard, and you can definitely make the argument that the slide was clean. The worst part is how he seems to not show any remorse abt it imo
He does but there is a point of time where he has to move on
There’s no argument that was a clean slide man
@@LanceHarbor_ I agree. The slide was clean and not illegal.
In what world is that a clean slide?
@@elijahpfeifer6811it was legal at the time to slide on the edge of the basepath, and to slide past the bag. In the 80s and 90s dudes would basically tackle to break up a double play. The goal was never to injure but to disrupt. It was a lot more physical, kinda like how basketball was during that same period.
Think of breaking up the double play as the handchecking of basketball. It used to be legal to smack a players hand as they are shooting or dunking or going for a layup, and today that would be a shooting foul. In both cases it was uninforced until something occurred which forced a clearly defined rule that bans it. For baseball it was the utley slide.
Wow props to this guy for consciously letting up a bit when he ruins a career. All class.
“I was trying to break up a double play” but it wasn’t intentional-_-
He didn’t want to break his leg that’s what he means by that plus Ruben shouldn’t have turn his back
"It wasn't intentional." Doesn't even try to touch second base. Injures other player. Doesn't check to see if he's okay or apologises.
He did apologize tho
Frank Chinaski Nobody understands the game. No fan understands the game. Tejada and Utley don’t hate each other. Tejada knows the game. Tejada understands that players play hard. Utley has always been a hard player. Stop being salty because you lost. If it was the other way around and Tejada slid into Utley you wouldn’t be here.
The point he’s making is obviously he didn’t say to himself “I’m gonna break this guys leg” he just wanted to break up the double play
Imagine thinking someone intentionally broke someone’s leg or hurt someone because they did the same slide everyone else did until the rule was established.
@@michaelmurphy6372 Do drunk drivers get in the car saying "I want to kill someone"? Of course not. But they're engaging in very reckless behavior so they're punished accordingly. Utley made an outrageous slide that was totally divorced from anything that could be called a baseball play. It wasn't even a slide it was a tackle. He should have been punished in civil court and criminally for ending a players career.
Anyone who supports him is sick.
Even as a Nats fan Mets rival I want him fined MLB did nothing that was one of the most dirty play in all of baseball no all of sports
And it definitely wasn’t one of the dirtiest plays of all of sports. Not even one of the dirtiest plays in baseball 😂
Izzy Gaming & Sports what do think will happen when you slide 3 feet out of the baseline right into his shins?
@@carsonrose2319 It's hard-nosed baseball to break up a double play... It always takes a massive injury to change a rule in baseball... For example, sliding into the catcher was perfectly allowed until Buster Posey was injured, but I don't see everyone attacking Scott Cousins for playing the game hard... It's just an unfortunate accident that comes with playing the game :(
You slid entirely out of the baseline, and was 100 percent intentional
Idk if dude's retired or what, but as someone who started caring about the MLB in August of last year and immediately became a Phillies fan, I'm glad he's not there anymore.
he hasn’t been there since 2015 lmao
then ur not a true phillies fan lmao
Utley will >forever< and ever be there.
Forever.
that's cause you never saw him play live. Utley was great. the Phillies are weak compared to the 2008 Phils
Be prepared to get absolutely roasted by any fellow Phillies fans you tell this to in person. Chase is probably in the top 5 most beloved Phillies of all time by the fanbase.
This guy is a monster
“It wasn’t intentional” Riiiiiiiight he basically ended his career and was yeah whatever
I love that your supporting the Tejada with a nationals logo just shows you how much of an ass this man is.
Utley is always and has always been a hard player. He plays the game hard. He didn’t intentionally hurt Tejada. But it’s a competition. He didn’t try to hurt him, he tried to break the double play. I get that you’re upset, and that’s fine. But he’s not a criminal. He’s not a terrible person. He went in for a hard slide in the playoffs.
Chase Utley: *breaks players leg
People talking to Chase: you broke his leg
Chase Utley: Ok....and?
He lost all respect from me that day, and he crossed the line from playing hard to playing dirty
Yeah, that was bad form on Chase. tbf to him though, part of it is a personality thing. Back when he was on the Phillies, players like Victorino, Howard, and especially Jimmy Rollins would endlessly mock and tease Utley for being a robot.
You still gotta show more remorse than he did. For a player without a track record, in a high tense situation, when Tejada didn't do himself any favors with his choice of positioning, added in with the rule finally getting changed (Say what you want about Utley, but the fact that that was legal speaks WAY louder to me), the community could've forgiven Utley more then they did. But it's worth remembering everyone's range of emotions is different, and Utley's, according to teammates, is fairly low.
(EDIT: Utley does have somewhat of a history, by no means has he never slid to break up DP's before, I meant it was never to an egregious level, particularly as a middle infielder who has to deal with it himself, mb that was poor phrasing)
That was a messed up slide on so many levela
@BeyondEnchantment wow my feelings are so hurt. Come up with a better insult
Bro Utley, you literally slid into Tejada after he got you out. And you never apologized to him.
@BeyondEnchantment Listen man I'm also a Dodgers fan but Utley did something that shouldn't be forgiven so easily. And he didn't apologize directly to Tejada, he just said "I feel so bad"
Lol Tejada’s foot wasn’t on the bag thats why he was safe
@@JoeyPBasically 4 months late... congratulations. Also I find it very funny how @BeyondEnchantment deleted his comment XD
Dude makes over 100 million in his career and then ends a young guy's career - doesn't even feel bad about it.
What a waste of life.
"I feel terrible"
Cry about it
Utley is a legend despite his flaws. You are a waste
She sucks at her job, didn’t even try to press him on the tejada situation. This dude ruined a career. RUINED!!!!
Major league all star? BS!!!
Utley! You are the champion of the Dirty player!!!
Chase: I don't think it's nesicary to charge the mound.
Me: ok but it's nesicary to slide absurdly hard into shortstops and second basemen got it
I think it's necessary for you to go back to grammar school
Nobody understands the game. No fan understands the game. Tejada and Utley don’t hate each other. Tejada knows the game. Tejada understands that players play hard. Utley has always been a hard player. Stop being salty because you lost. If it was the other way around and Tejada slid into Utley you wouldn’t be here.
I bet he'd feel differently if someone slid into him like that.
bo7341 people have slid into him like that. He plays second base 😂
The funny thing is if he slid the same way he did and it didn’t break Tejadas leg, we wouldn’t be having this conversation
“I’ve always played the game hard and aggressive”. Ends career. Yeah, no dip Sherlock.
They should have kept the camera on Utley when he was saying he's sorry, instead of cutting away to a still and Kristine. His face is where the story should have been focused. They may have had to piece his audio together, and that's why they cut away, but, if not, it should have stayed on him.
This dude be looking like Martin Short from Santa Clause 3
Utley ruined a talented young athletes career.
tim-dininnz since when is talented hitting less then .250 in years
Andrew Lee he was a 260-280 before he got injured
Brendan ODonnell yea for one season in like 50 games
Andrew Lee he was in the MLB. That’s talented
Andrew Lee I guess yeah. He also hit 300 one season
Broke up the double play illegally, broke up Tejada's leg, broke up Tejada's career.. classy move.. alec Baldwin didnt mean to kill that lady but he was still charged because he was careless
_'reckless'_
if you look at a overhead view of the slide, not even close to the bag bud
BeyondEnchantment I meant that he was already almost past the bag, dumb
"People can't tell the difference." It wasn't him playing hard. It was him playing dirty. He slid late af to break up the play, not even aiming for the bag. He's not remorseful for ending his career. And just because he grew up watching older baseball doesn't mean he should continue the trend. Crowds don't beat up umps anymore so lets leave the, "Oh, baseball has changed," bs at the door.
It could have been worse? You basically ended his career. I wish Noah had thrown that ball between your eyes instead of behind your back.
BeyondEnchantment who said I thought it was legal? Lol I just wanted to see it. He’d probably get a concussion. But ya know, “it could have been worse”
Nice 👍
Taking words straight out of context..... Terrible title
diggi juri no the title is spot on.utley is a scumbag.
Chuck Weber how? he played the game how it’s supposed to be played and it was a freak accident. must be a mets fan
She always does this for her videos for clickbait and in such a negative way for the people she’s interviewing. I’m surprised anyone goes on
He would of made a great free safety
'..would _have_ made..'
@@user-ys1jq6kr8zYou’re right. I should of said that.
@@slimshady951000 _"Your"_ right. 😉
Not intentional?! YOU NEVER FUCKING EVEN TRIED TO TOUCH THE BAG!
The Tom Wilson of the mlb
Utley the Goat
Yep, as scumbags go, he may be the GOAT. Or WOAT.
He played the game the way it was to suppose to be played. The greatest 2'nd baseman of his time....and all the whiners on here would've loved to have "The Man" on their teams....
The 🐐
You can tell he's not sorry at all
He looks like Shane McMahon
No a standard slide is going to the base not slided when at the base.
@BeyondEnchantment he was on top of the base when he started to slide go back and look at the video
I remember when Leahy was semi famous
Speaking of sliding in hard….
I would have asked her if she really liked baseball. When she said “Yes”, I would have followed-up with, “What’s your favorite position?”
"Quarterback"
“It was a freak accident”, um no you slid into him on purpose.
As did almost every other base runner at the time trying to break a double. You new fans should do a little homework
@@emericaclay1 Maybe that was the norm, but it still doesn’t make it an accident. You “seasoned” keyboard warriors should do “a little homework” in reading comprehension.
@@gzo313 get em!
He’s a good guy and I like him, but that slide ruined Tejada’s career
Brendan ODonnell yea it’s not like he was hitting.600/34 homers/700 rbi
Ya great guy. A real leg breaker
Aric Goss that slide pissed me off, but I don’t hate Utley tho
Andrew Lee yeah ik
@@almighty5839 shut your dumbass up little fucking shit fight me bitch
Even she wants to punch him in the face 😂
Doesn’t seem so freaky here
Could’ve been worst ? Kopy let me catch you one day imma do you worst 🤬🤬
"of course i didn't intend the bullet i shot him with to kill him, i mean guns and bullets are so fast paced, i shot him so that he couldn't make the play on first, not to kill him. the fact that he died wasn't my intention." yeah that holds up in court i bet. if he had actually had that level of ignorance about missing the bag completely and sliding directly into someone's leg like that, thinking it was just a good play and not an intentional attempt to injure, it does absolutely nothing to his level of guilt. ignorance is not an excuse to commit crimes. he intentionally took actions that he reasonably should have known could break that mans leg and end his career. his lack of remorse or understanding of the actual situation makes me want him to have every limb of his broken.
You targeted the second base.
She’s smiling while asking about a tragic incident lol no feel for interviewing dude
He played dirty and hard! Like what? He’s soooo lucky that rule wasn’t around
Would’ve beat the Yankees if RH didn’t get hurt
What are you talking about? Howard played in all six WS games against the Yankees and batted .174. The Yankees pitching shut him down. He also played in all of Philadelphia’s playoff games in 2009
I mean, his noggin did fly into the guys kneecap.
"It could have been worse" uh wut
Dirty play. Disgusting and beyond horrible
Idiotic moron. Incompetent and beyond stupid.
Nobody understands the game. No fan understands the game. Tejada and Utley don’t hate each other. Tejada knows the game. Tejada understands that players play hard. Utley has always been a hard player. Stop being salty because you lost. If it was the other way around and Tejada slid into Utley you wouldn’t be here.
“Not intentional”
Corben Peach taking words out of context. wasn’t intentional leg breaking. intentional slide tho
Chase utley kinda looks like a boy version of Ellen
Chase Legley
Chase Utley being classy as always. Congrats on ruining a players career.
Chase utley loves men
I absolutely LOVE the SALTY METS fans lmao😂😂😂 Terrible franchise Utley doing that was the greatest thing to happen finally made your team somewhat relevant
no soul lol.
i can tell u chose that username to make urself feel better about being a ginger, by owning it. sadly u are still ugly and have a fire crotch.
Sure that was so intestinal
He was trying to say it wasn’t intentional to break his leg
The only way it could have been worse is if he was carrying a gun. like that football movie. He played hard yes, but he played dirty, yes.
He doesn’t age
S T A Y I N YO L A N E
The mets dont have a lane
Could've been worse? You broke his leg, what you could've paralyzed or killed him?
He ruined his career with a dirty cheap shot and he hardly feels sorry for it. Never respecting a thing about him after that, never will.
Could of been worse?!!? GTFO you fool. You ended someone's career!! Isn't that bad enough? Good job, you get the MVP for the bush league.
'Could _have_ been..'
Plays the game the right way call him dirty at his Cooperstown speech
unbelievably classless, he’s ensured his name in the sport will forever be stained and associated with brutality, and he can’t manage to even own up to it
LOL FoReVeR StAiNeD
bRuTaLiTy
This was a normal way to break up double plays back in the day..... this would happen regularly.... all you ppl in the comment section are SOFT. Grow a pair.
Yes. You said it man!
And why do you think they used it "back in the day"? For 1 it's a bush league bi*** move. Also it's not whining to want protect your players. He went out of his way at least 3 feet. Dude lost his whole career because of it. The arguement "used to be" is as pathetic as utley.
HUhhhhhh RANDY LAHEY. Hey Mr Lahey
hmm, not "I"m sorry for breaking your leg" soo......he;s not sorry.
Favorite player ever
Le arruinó la carrera a un prospecto un futuro a un joven
It could have been worse? Right, Tejada got off easy. He could have broken both legs and been knocked unconscious.
I guess he could have used a knife on him too. Bad luck in all your future endeavors Chase.
"I play the game hard and aggressive" - I think you mean cowardly
Coward?
nah he plays classic
Obviously his intent wasn’t to break his leg but that doesn’t matter
It happened
"The game moves so fast." so fast i could focus on this tib and fib and wrecks this kids career.
this guy plays old school ball and epitomizes the philly toughness that i love. we were blessed to have him on our team for 13 years
Yes sir
Yeah I'd slide into her 2nd base anytime
calm down pal
DIRTY
woooow this dude doesn’t know how to talk. i almost believe him when he says it wasn’t intentional…. but “it could’ve been worse” is an extreeeeemely poor choice of words in this case
He had no idea that Reubens leg would break like that like he said he would have slid differently to prevent the leg breaking
does anyone talk about the guy who ran into Posey completely defenseless??
No they don't Mets fans just hate Utley because he was known as the Mets killer for 16 years and played on their biggest rivals team for 90% of his career. If anyone else did it we'd never talk about it other than saying it's unfortunate that it happened to tejada
I LOVE THIS MAN
He deserves to be put in the hall of shame.
Karma will get this dude in the future in the worst way
Mac probably doesn't want to have a catch with Chase anymore.
Lol. This comment didn’t age well. Check Utleys retirement pitch.
Dirty player!
Utleys the best
If prison rules were in involved your Gray hairs would fall out
Let's go dogers
His slide was completely legal at the time. Runners literally are supposed to take out the shortstop/2nd baseman in those situations to stop a double play. It (was) part of the game. We did this in little league. People that say its dirty have never played sports in their life.
yall are giving chase utley too much hate. the shortstop didn't even touch the bag