Around here, the hours that have passed since the Phillies traded Chase Utley to the Dodgers late Wednesday night have pretty much been a collective memory loop - people sharing their most treasured Utley moments, getting sentimental over someone who didn't have to reveal much of himself as a person to have a city's baseball fans appreciate him, even adore him, as a player.
That's an important distinction, Utley the person vs. Utley the player, because the white lines of a field or court are always the best boundaries and limits to establish when praising a professional athlete.