Utley deals with celebrity status

"I talked to Mike Schmidt. And one of the things he said he regrets is not having as much fun as he could have had. When I asked him down in spring training how was retirement, he always said that," the shortstop said.

"That's part of the way he played that helped him get ready and why he was so successful. But there's no need to take the game to a point where it stops you from enjoying it. Because the reason you played the game in the beginning was enjoyment. And then you're like, 'I'm pretty good. I want to be a professional.' Then you become a professional and you work so hard to be great that you forget to smile and forget to be thankful and forget there are people in the stands watching you the same way you used to come to the ballpark and watch your favorites.

"Take that in. Because in 15 years you're going to be right back in the stands, watching those guys doing what we did and seeing how much fun they're having. And wishing that you did that."

Rollins grinned and admitted that Utley's way works for him. "It works very well," he conceded. "But you know the funny thing? Chase smiles now. I guess a smile for Chase. You're not going to see any teeth, you know. But you see that little smirk on his face and that's a smile for Chase.

"He even talks. Not that he's mum or anything. But he talks and says what he has to say. But it's all done in Chase-way. And we all understand it. And you learn how to see those things which were probably there in the beginning. They just weren't as noticeable because we were still trying to figure out who Chase was and what made him tick. But now we know."

And Utley knows that the better he plays, the more he will have to deal with. The New York Times was in town last week. More and more he's recognized when he goes out.

"You can't get upset with it. It's just how it goes," Utley said with a shrug. "I don't dread it at all. It brings a lot of exposure to this team and this city. So I think it's beneficial for everybody. It comes with the territory." *