CLEARWATER, Fla. – We present to you the loyal opposition.
“Good for Chase,” said Mike McDermott, who has been a Phillies fan since 1972. “No way he should be vilified for playing hard. You’re supposed to be celebrated for that, aren’t you?” McDermott, enjoying a cold beer in the sun on the second level of Bright House Field, was wearing a No. 26 Chase Utley jersey, white with red pinstripes.
“No way he should have been suspended,” said Cheryl Sherman, wearing a road gray Utley 26, flanked by two of her grandchildren.