Utley says knee will probably respond well to crab fries

Although Chase Utley’s ailing right knee has yet to respond to treatment up to this point, the All-Star second baseman said he is confident that some crab fries would help the situation.

“I mean as long as we’re trying different things that don’t work, we might as well try some crab fries to see if that helps things,” Utley said to reporters on Thursday. “How can we know if the cure to mild patellar tendinitis and chondromalacia isn’t a big plate of crab fries and cheese unless we try, right?”

Phillies team doctors agreed to begin crab fries treatment for Utley’s knee as long as he agrees to share some with the rest of the team.