phillies beatwriter todd zolecki recently invited his blog-readers to submit questions for his sitdown Q&A with chase utley. yours truly submitted a question. not only did zolecki choose my question, it was his favorite…
Question: There are two cages over a pit of lava and both are descending. In one cage there are blueprints for revolutionary emissions-free technology. In the other is Shane Victorino. You can only save one. Which one do you save? – Greg G., Washington, DC.
Answer: OK … I’m going to have to save my centerfielder. I’m saving my centerfielder, yes. I have his back. Hopefully he’d do the same for me.
The look on Utley’s face when I asked that question was priceless. If he thought I was crazy before, he certainly thinks so today. But give the guy credit, he rolled with the punches and answered the questions well.
the full transcript of the Q&A is here. audio is here.
seems that zolecki and utley both got a kick out of the question. makes me wonder if i should have sent them my follow-ups:
in all seriousness, i have victorino tied up in my basement. what are you prepared to do to get him back?
also, why won’t your sister accept my facebook friend requests?
i think i made the right decision.
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Filed under: All Swings Considered, Author: Ozzie Canseco | Tagged: chase utley, derek jeter herpes, global warming, shane victorino |
It’s possible that if you selected another player that he would have totally went for the revolutionary emissions-free technology. Also, Victorino runs entirely on ethanol.