Chase Utley isn't intimidated, New York.
Taunt him all you want, throw at him all you want — he'll just keep on trollin'.
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The Dodgers second baseman had quite the night Saturday at Citi Field in New York, clubbing two home runs — including a grand slam that put the Dodgers in front 6-0 en route to a 9-1 win — despite a steady chorus of boos and insults from the Mets faithful every time he came to bat.
Dinger one:
kmunie: Chase Utley bomb Fox MLB Baseball: Dodgers at Mets https://t.co/CjDDWZKxqd pic.twitter.com/TZ2rQ4QCUQ
— FanSportsClips (@FanSportsClips) May 29, 2016
Dinger two:
mattclapp: Chase Utley grand slam lol Fox MLB Baseball: Dodgers at Mets https://t.co/9pVZzj4e6g pic.twitter.com/YY5vBGRAMS
— FanSportsClips (@FanSportsClips) May 29, 2016
Of course, one can't really blame Mets fans for being salty. They're still upset about Utley's late slide that injured Ruben Tejada in last year's National league Division Series. That might be (definitely is) the reason Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard threw a fastball behind Utley earlier in the game, leading to an ejection for His Thorness and Mets manager Terry Collins.
If the pitch was meant to serve notice to Utley that, hey, we're gonna get you now, Utley opted to use a loud bat as his best defense.
