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Should the Phillies have kept Chase Utley?

There's a line in The Shawshank Redemption, a monologue spoken beautifully by Morgan Freeman's character "Red," bemoaning the loss of his friend Andy Dufresne, played by Tim Robbins, after Andy had escaped from prison.

As he reminisced about the good times he shared with Andy, Red grew wistful. And while he acknowledged happiness in Andy's escape, he also mourned losing his friend.

"Sometimes it makes me sad, though. Andy being gone. I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright.