With Ryan Howard on the disabled list, the Phillies needed someone to step up and Utley has been that guy.  In his last 6 games, Utley is 8 for 22 (.364 avg, 1.189 OPS) with 8 runs, 2 homers and 7 RBIs.  Many thought that Utley put up the big numbers that he did last season because he was batting in front of Ryan Howard and got to see a lot of fastballs.  But, Utley is proving everyone wrong so far this season as no one is scared to pitch to whoever is batting behind Utley in the lineup.