It hasn't made sense to a lot of us, the fact that Chase Utley would be so adamant about remaining a Philadelphia Phillie this season.
Everyone knew that, from the very first pitch in spring training, the Phils weren't going to be all that good. The team itself finally admitted that the rebuilding process had begun, and it didn't make sense to many why Utley would want to stay and play out his final years on a team that had no chance of reaching the postseason.
Of course, baseball is played by players who, by all accounts, are living, breathing human beings.