"Mr. Utley"

[Gardner McKay, Jr.]

I often wondered if the young ballplayer for the Philadelphia Phillies named Chase Utley, could be a relation to our own Mike Utley. I looked in my Street & Smith's yearbook only to find that Chase was from Pasadena, Ca. A long shot I thought, having assumed Mike was from somewhere in the deep south, being Baptist and all. However, while listening to the live cd set "You Had To Be There" Jimmy introduces Mr. Utley as being from Belaire, Ca. Any PH's out ther in BN-Land know if in fact, Mike's got a pro ballplayer in his family? The kid's pretty good, I must admit, being a Marlin fan. As always, G.M., Jr.