PHILADELPHIA -- The applause started before his name had even been announced and did not end for nearly a full 90 seconds. Fans climbed out of their seats and onto to their feet. Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" begun playing from the loudspeakers, and Chase Utley stepped from the on-deck circle into the batter's box.
From the scheduled first pitch time of 7:05 until it was actually thrown at 7:08, Citizens Bank Park was stuck in time. Some were taking in the spectacle of Utley's first appearance back in the town in which he spent the first 13 seasons of his career.