The Rush: Chase Utley doesn’t think MLB’s plan to quarantine in Arizona will work
Six-time All-Star Chase Utley Skypes in from a socially responsible distance to chat with Jared about MLB’s tentative plan to quarantine all 30 teams in Arizona for five months and the NBA and ESPN televising a high profile game of HORSE. PLUS, Chase reviews doppelgangers of himself and votes yay or nay.
Video Transcript
- Chase Utley and Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies.
- It's Daddy.
- Dad's drinking beer.
JARED QUAY: Chase Utley's kids probably already know about their dad winning a 'ship in Philly and almost grabbing two more in LA. So they're spending quarantine learning how he ain't too shabby on camera either. And after today, they will have one more show to watch because the former All-Star is joining me to co-host "The Rush" today.
Chase, how you doing, brother?
CHASE UTLEY: I'm doing well. How are you doing, Jared?
JARED QUAY: I'm doing good, man. Obviously, I'm quarantined like you are. But you're quarantined in a city that you grew up in, you went to college in, you played your last season of baseball in. How does it feel being quarantined in one of the best cities in the world?
CHASE UTLEY: I mean, I guess it could be a lot worse. The sun's shining. Everyone's healthy in my family. So--
JARED QUAY: Well, here, man, obviously people want to know the headlines. I'm wondering if you can help me with the headlines today and just what your thoughts are, OK. Is that cool?
CHASE UTLEY: Yeah, let's do it.
- Helping with headlines.
JARED QUAY: The NBA and ESPN are planning a televised game of horse with Chris Paul, Zach LaVine, and Trae Young. Do you think baseball should get something similar to this, or no?
CHASE UTLEY: I would imagine they might try to do something similar. I think they're trying to figure out the logistics, but anything to entertain the fans at this point, nothing better. I'm a huge sports fan, not only baseball, but basketball, football. I actually enjoy watching golf as well. And there's nothing on TV. And I'm kind of losing my mind [INAUDIBLE].
JARED QUAY: We're not sure they're going to do a Home Run Derby. But who would you want to see the most in a Home Run Derby right now? Who is your favorite slugger right now?
CHASE UTLEY: That is a good question. I mean, I had a front row seat watching Joc Pederson take batting practice. He put on a pretty good display last year in the Home Run Derby. Pete Alonso, Stanton. He's a guy that I want to watch at home runs. Aaron Judge, another one. Those guys all hit the ball a long way.
JARED QUAY: Well, now that you got a gym, can you still turn it up? Do you think you can get a couple out there?
CHASE UTLEY: No, I play Wiffle ball in the backyard with my boys. And that's tough enough at this point.
JARED QUAY: The MLB is considering playing a shortened season in May with all 30 teams quarantined in Arizona for five months. Good or bad?
CHASE UTLEY: For some reason, I just don't see it happening. I think a lot of the players have families. The fact that they're not allowed to be around their family for five months, that's difficult. If you're young and single, you can get away with it. But if you have a couple of boys, a little girl, it's tough to be away from them for five months.
JARED QUAY: If you had to be quarantined for five months with some of the people you play with, who would be your favorite teammates to be quarantined with over your career?
CHASE UTLEY: I played a number of years in Philadelphia-- Pat Burrell, Jayson Werth, fun to quarantine with for probably two weeks. And then I'd have to switch him out. Jimmy Rollins would be fun. Ryan Howard would be a lot of fun. I don't know if I'd want to hang out with all of them for five months straight every single day.
JARED QUAY: And last, I want to play a game with you, all right. We play a game where we try to rate people's doppelgangers. And we found some people who we think look like you. And we want to see how much you think these people look like you, OK?
CHASE UTLEY: All right, deal.
JARED QUAY: All right, James Dean.
CHASE UTLEY: Good flow. My flow is not like that anymore.
JARED QUAY: Yeah, I see it, too. We got Trey Gowdy.
CHASE UTLEY: Man, come on. Really?
JARED QUAY: All right--
CHASE UTLEY: Next.
JARED QUAY: Tom Hiddleston.
CHASE UTLEY: No, I don't see it.
JARED QUAY: Both of you guys got a nice smile. I kind of seen it. Right, next we got Gavin Newsom.
CHASE UTLEY: He's running a tight ship here in California during this lockdown. So I'll go with it. He's dressed nice.
JARED QUAY: All right, and then we've got Danny Phantom.
CHASE UTLEY: Yeah, my wife makes fun of my gray hair all the time. It is what it is. I thank my dad all the time every time I talk to him.
JARED QUAY: Well, I made sure they put this person up because I think it looks the most like you. But they didn't think so. My brother Severin Campbell. Does Severin Campbell look like you?
CHASE UTLEY: There we go. There we go. Twins.
JARED QUAY: If you ever do the movie, I want him to play you in the movie.
CHASE UTLEY: Perfect.
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