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Dom Brown is Using that Fancy New Analytics App: Chase Utley
By Kyle Scott
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The other day we learned that, while on the shelf, Doc is mentoring (or brainwashing) Cole Hamels. Now we find out that Chase Utley is Dom Brown’s oracle.
Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com:
Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown draws a distinct line in the use of video as a teaching tool. When he has personal experience against a pitcher, he cues up the DVD player to help jog his memory. When it’s a first-time encounter, he dispenses with technology and goes straight to the Phillies’ human DVD player: second baseman Chase Utley.
“I try not to watch video on guys I haven’t seen before,” Brown says. “The camera does some tricky things, man. On film the ball might sink a little bit more or look like it’s running. Then you get in the box and it’s not doing anything. If I haven’t seen a guy before, I just go to Chase and ask him. Chase does a lot of studying. He’s been here a long time, and he knows the game inside and out.”
Who needs a fancy computer and moving images when you have Chase Utley, perhaps in a tight t-shirt.
Good read from Crasnick.
Kyle Scott is the founder and editor of CrossingBroad.com. He has written for CBS Philly and Philly Voice, and been a panelist or contributor on NBC Sports Philly, FOX 29 and SNY TV, as well as a recurring guest on 97.5 The Fanatic, 94 WIP, 106.7 The Fan and other stations. He has more than 10 years experience running digital media properties and in online advertising and marketing.