Whicker: Baseball will be a softer game without Chase Utley’s rules

Dodgers players, including, Kenley Jansen, Kenta Maeda, Rich Hill and Austin Barnes, listen to teammate Chase Utley (not shown) during a Friday news conference at Dodger Stadium where Utley announced that he will retire at the end of the season. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
The Dodgers’ Chase Utley talks about his decision to retire at the end of the season during a news conference prior to Friday’s game against the Angels at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Libby Cline, Contributing Photographer