Chase Utley didn't come into his own until the second half of the 2005 season.Every season, the Phillies get major contributions from someone you wouldn't expect. It's a prime example of putting an okay player around great hitters and you'll get another good hitter.In 2004, every member of the starting lineup but Marlon Byrd was in double-digit homers plus Chase Utley and Jason Michaels off the bench.Ryan Howard exploded in 2005 after Jim Thome's elbow problems limited him to just 59 games.The 2006 season represented the year the Phillies offense became the current unit it is. Ryan Howard knocked 58 out of the park, Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins emerged as MVP candidates while the Mike Lieberthal, David Bell, and Bobby Abreu eras ended.Aaron Rowand was the story of the 2007 season. He provided Ryan Howard with protection and posted a phenomenal line of 105-27-89-.309.My overall point being, the Big Red Machine of the 1970s had multiple Hall of Fame faces- Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Pete Rose, and Tony Perez.The current Phillies have that same Hall of Fame look- Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins, and who knows maybe even Pat Burrell (his stat lines through his age are eerily similar to Michael Jack Schmidt's).With the wonderful world of revisionist history, 10, 15, or even 50 years from now, we might look back at this Phillies offense and debate whether it's the best ever.Of course the Phillies will need to win some World Series's soon and continue to blow pitching staffs to pieces for that happen. .
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