For years, Chase Utley has been one of the faces of old school baseball. He takes hit-by-pitches with no visible pain, he leads by example in the Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse and he slides hard into the bases (probably harder than he should).
That reputation apparently took a hit on Saturday, when Utley and his Dodgers teammates dared to … wear T-shirts during batting practice?
In a commentary that he would probably like to take back for a reason or two, Atlanta Braves announcer Joe Simpson spent a full minute calling the Dodger organization “unprofessional” and an “embarrassment” for wearing T-shirts and shorts during batting practice at SunTrust Park on Saturday.