Top 5 Phillies moments in Citizens Bank Park history

No. 1: Chase Utley's speech for the ages, Oct. 31, 2008

Yep, the greatest "moment" in Citizens Bank Park history didn't even occur in a game. You may have noticed that this list covered Bryce Harper, Jimmy Rollins, Roy Halladay, and a slew of other great Phillies.

But one man has been conspicuously absent. And not just any man, but THE MAN himself, Chase Utley. Arguably the most popular and flat-out best Phillies player during the Citizens Bank Park era, Utley had a few signature moments during his career, but he marked his time in baseball by simply doing everything well every day.

Utley was the epitome of a gamer or a grinder or whatever you want to call it, a talented player who hustled and mostly remained stoic because you could tell how seriously he took his profession. He oozed Philadelphia, which is odd since he's a California guy. Nevertheless, it was a match made in heaven between him and the city.

The one knock on Utley, if such a thing could be said, is that he rarely let his personality shine through. But that all changed forever on Oct. 31, 2008, at the Phillies' World Series parade. Likely aided by more than a few beverages, Utley delivered a speech — if you could call it that — as part of the parade's final stop at Citizens Bank Park.

Nobody remembers much of what he or anyone else said that day except for three words that came out of Utley's mouth. You know them, and we certainly can't repeat them here. Just as Jason Kelce did at a championship parade nearly a decade later, Chase Utley moved to legend status that day. And, for my money, he delivered the best Phillies moment in Citizens Bank Park to date.