Could Chase Utley win World Series MVP even in defeat?
The New York Yankees are headed back to the Bronx with a 3-2 lead in the 2009 World Series. Utley and the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies are still alive after the four-time all-star clubbed two more homers in an 8-6 win Monday night to stave off elimination for at least another two days. Philadelphia has two wins so far in the series and Utley has played a big part in both. He hit two home runs in the series opener off Yankees ace CC Sabathia as the Phillies took game one, 6-1 at Yankee Stadium. For the series, the 30-year old Utley is hitting .333 with six hits — all for extra-bases — and scored six runs. His fifth homer tied Reggie Jackson’s epic 1977 World Series performance that helped earn him his “Mr. October” moniker for delivering clutch hits in the postseason. It is this kind of historic performance that could catapult Utley into rare air — where the Most Valuable Player of a championship series comes from the losing team. How rare is it? It’s happened once since bas
