Chase Utley (2-24-26)

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One of them that kind of changed the culture when he arrived and they acquired him. That's the one and only chase, subtly chase is out here at Dodger. Can't great to see you back out here. David, great to be out here and great to be talking with you. Oh, come on. You know it. I'm the only guy that keeps you humble. That is 100%. Whatever you need. Let's wrap. Do you? Okay. You have this reputation when you were playing that obviously you were an intense player. Do you feel like now post-plank where people still feel like you're unapproachable? The ones that don't know me? Yeah, I believe so. I felt like on the field I needed to have a certain persona and something to get me to play my best. And that was to be take it extremely serious. Have some type of intimidating features. So I felt like that gave me a slight advantage on the field. I felt not quite so much. You do things with a purpose not only going against the competition but did you feel the edge that you brought was something of a strategy to keep your teammates also focused on the task at hand? Yeah, at a young age I was always taught to try to lead by example. Do it on the field. Don't necessarily do it by what you say. So I try to lead that way. And it really depends on the personal team but I feel like if everyone kind of has that similar mindset it can really create a winning culture. We've talked about this a few times. People know that you went over the pond for three years. Are you permanently back in the States? And are you Ted Lassoed? Have they turned you into Ted Lasso? Are you still baseball chase ugly? Still baseball but I have become a football fan is what you would call it over there. But yeah, really enjoyed our time living over there for three years. Had a blast with my wife and my kids and saw all of Europe really showed them something that they wouldn't necessarily see. So we're happy that we did it. But we're also happy to be back back in Southern California. Are you back with the Dodgers? Because you were a vital part after you stopped playing and part of the game planning for the Dodgers. Do you feel like you want to get back into that role? Yeah, I'm here. It's been training. I'll be around. Unfortunately, you might have to see me a little bit more throughout the course of the season. But yeah, obviously, as we all know, amazing organization. Andrew is the best out there. So to have the ability to learn, to continue to learn, absorb, interact with the current big league guys, maybe make some relationships on the minor league level, I'm just here to help. Were you at in your baseball life or your post-playing career? Are you still searching for where you fit, wanting to be part of the game? Or do you feel like you want to be in the evaluation part of it? Or do you still feel like maybe there's a place for you in the dugout somewhere? I was still trying to feel it out. As we mentioned, I have a young family that I enjoy being around and enjoy spending time with. So right now, I'm happy with what we're doing, which is spending some time with the Dodgers and the front office and their players, but also have some time for my family. So right now, we're in a good spot. When Zach Grinky played for the Dodgers, he was very famous in making trades and trying to pretend to be Andrew Friedman or a guy in that position. When you played, did you evaluate or gauge the temperature on players that you were playing against, playing with? Do you feel like you have that knack for evaluation? To be honest, yeah, at a young age now, you're just your folks on yourself and trying to figure out how to improve and help your team win. But as you age a little bit, you have a little bit different perspective. So yes, you definitely recognize talent on the other side. Good and bad. And yes, you're always making mental cues of guys that you hope at some point, you have the ability to play with the guys that could possibly make you better. And I mean, Andrew does, Andrew and his team do a pretty good job of finding the best guys out there. I've been doing this too long. I remember the day that Chase Settley arrived in the Dodger Clubhouse. It was in Houston in 2016 when the Dodgers acquired you from the Phillies. You mentioned Andrew Friedman from where it was when he traded for you, to where he has the Dodger organization now. What has he turned this into? Well, I mean, the current team, the current team last few years is pretty talented. But I think his vision early on was to one, identify what was going on in the organization. And see if there's areas to improve. And slowly but surely he's done that year after year. And now they're in a pretty good spot with the talent that they have, with the young guys coming up. They're in position to win for a long time. I know they've from a division standpoint, they've won a lot over the past 10 years. They've, I think they've created a culture here that has a winning vibe. And these guys are, most of these guys are superstars, but they work like their hungry rookies, which you don't see very often, but there's a reason why they're so successful. There's so much focus on the payroll the last couple of years, but does Andrew and his staff not get enough credit for what you mentioned, the culture and be the infrastructure to support players to be their best? Yeah, I mean, obviously talent helps to win games, but you need a common theme within the clubhouse, at least my opinion, to sustain that success over time. And they've created that. They created that a while ago. And it's lasting. And it's good for these guys that are in the middle of their career to recognize what they need to do, but it's also great for the young guys coming up to see how hard these superstars work. I think I truly believe that this culture will last for a long time. Do you appreciate these group of players? Because I remember when you played, you were on a time schedule for yourself to prepare every minute was accounted for. Similar to Shohei O'Tani and you know, Mookie Beds and these guys, does it look familiar to you where these guys are on such a schedule to prepare to play every night? It does look familiar. And it's great to see. I mean, these guys know what they need to do to get ready. Everyone's got a slightly different program, but then today they're all have a program to get them ready for the 705 start. Yeah. And that's what's most important. So again, I can't reiterate enough, but like for these young players, especially it's been training that are seeing these guys work, it's good that they can see guys with amazing work ethics. I've seen the opposite where when prospects young players see guys that don't have a work ethic like these guys do, and they think that's the way to do it and it's not. Chase Sutley is our guest. He's an LA guy, Long Beach UCLA, eventually finished his career with the Dodgers. I'm sure you can appreciate this. Yesterday Pat Riley got his statue and he talked about the business of the NBA, business of sports where guys come and go. You had such a lasting effect on your teammates and Philly, but we got to see it here in LA with Corey Seeger and Kike Hernandez among others. Do you still keep in touch with those guys? Do they reach out to you for any sort of advice? Yeah, I still keep in touch with them. I mean obviously everyone's kind of spread out a little bit, but yeah, usually like we text back and forth when there's something to talk about that's important. I appreciate that they use me for advice, but these guys are now starting to become grown men, but I'm always there for them. Chase, before I let you go, I've wanted to ask you this. I told you I have bi-weekly conversations with Rich Hill and he somehow, some way still brings up the burn of the way the 2017 World Series went down. That was your last major league game, game seven of the 17 World Series. A lot of people me included felt like you guys were robbed of what should have been yours. How have you come to peace with it? How have you processed it over the years? Yeah, I mean it doesn't make you make you feel good about it. I'm happy that everything has come out and the attention was put on that. And it's I think it's helpful for these guys now that we're a part of that. It's helpful that they have a few World Series under their belt since then. I was able to get one in Philadelphia. So how did I knock out that? I think I probably would have a slightly different opinion, but yeah, we didn't feel good about it. We prepared, we just we didn't prepare for the for what happened. You don't seem to be a guy that just continues to stew over things. Do you ever think about it before a guy like me brings it up? No, I even thought about it for a while to be honest with you. It's kind of in the past. Those guys, a lot of those guys forever will be part of that group and they will live with it for the rest of their lives. How special was that 17 Dodgers team? It was great because we had a mixture of young and old and it was a lot of energy, a lot of fun, a lot of trying to figure it out. There were some growing pains, but overall we got a pretty pretty solid team. So we get to that point knowing they had a little bit extra help. Should make us feel good, although it doesn't necessarily. Yeah, but Chase Sutley is a champion of a person, champion of a player. Miguel Rojas is right there. So everybody has a story about game seven, where they were watching it. You said you were in London for three years, where it was Chase Sutley watching the World Series specifically, game seven, the ninth inning, the home run, and the incredible play Rojas and Smith made in the ninth inning. I was in LA. I was on my couch with his few friends watching it and biting my nails and sweating and nervous, like pretty much everyone else was. I mean, I don't think there's been a better World Series. Obviously, it helps that your team wins, but overall just the different moments, the do or die moments in my game. You just don't see happen very often, especially in one particular game and have some of these games seven. So I mean, these guys are preparing right now for that moment. So hopefully they get to do it again, but yes, I was on my couch sweating bullets. I feel more anxious watching the replays of the infield in play with Rojas throwing out kind of for Lefa at home. How difficult is that for a second basement in that, especially in that moment? It's a tough play. It's a do it. I mean, it's a do or die play. Yeah. It games over it. It's not. And I mean, maybe he's an amazing defensive specialist out there. So he can kind of do whatever he wants. And it's his his instincts that made it happen. You first see the player like, oh, he's backed up on the ball, but he was able to pick it cleanly and fire it. But that's what makes him so special that he has the ability to put his body in those positions and still may place. Chase, thank you for letting me tap into you. When you were playing, you always had a time schedule, limited time, and you have so much to offer the game. You have such a high baseball IQ and the Dodgers are lucky that you live in LA and you can be part of this organization to help them grow and be the best that they can be. And you know, you'll still come Tiger Claw over anybody's neck, including mine. So don't get it twisted. He's one of the toughest guys you ever meet. But I feel like I've softened. I've humanized Chase Settley here right now on the field. Slightly right now in this moment. Yes. Do we hug or no hugs? We get high fives knuckles. Here we go. Okay. Okay. David, but thank you. Thanks for having me on. Can't wait to do it again. Awesome. Chase Settley might even come in studio or I might even go to his house to do the show one day. I'm sure he's going to my house, but we'll see. We'll see. It's truly a who's who of the podcasting world creativity knowledge and passion will all be on full display and the winner of the I Heart Podcast award is see all the nominees now at iHeart.com/podcastawards. All right, son. 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