Let's guess when Chase Utley will be inducted into Cooperstown

Get ready for a Chase Utley speech in Cooperstown one day in the not too distant future.

When the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame Class announcement came down, it was not a surprise to see Ichiro Suzuki (one vote away from 100 percent!), CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner enshrined. All are deserving. All were on my hypothetical ballot WIP Daily.

But my first look at the full voting totals went toward Utley, the former Phillies star in his second year of eligibility. One year after garnering 28.8 percent of the vote, Utley jumped to 39.8 percent.

As Utley closes in on 40 percent of the 75 percent of the vote necessary for induction, let’s look at some context around his path in and guess which year busloads of Phillies fans will be on their way to take over small town in New York.