• THE 700 LEVEL hears Phillies slugger Chase Utley giving a reasonable response to all the boo birds at Yankee Stadium on Monday night.

• Meanwhile, REAL CLEAR SPORTS catches Rick Reilly complaining about too many white players participating in the Home Run Derby.

• Speaking of racist chatter, DEADSPIN discovers Reggie Jackson having the chutzpah to call an artist Jewish, just because the two were haggling over the price of a painting.

• On a related note, BUGS & CRANKS raises some interest in presenting their MLB All-Dick Team.

• GOTHAMIST picks up on the aftermath of the MLB-sponsored Bon Jovi show in Central Park, where over 150,000 bottles & cans were left behind.

• Josh Alper of AOL FANHOUSE finds Jonathan Papelbon trumpeting his cause to be the AL closer for the All-Star Game.

• But Paps may have a point, as USA TODAY’s GAME ON pitches news that expected closer Mariano Rivera isn’t so well known among MLB employees.

• 100% INJURY RATE realizes that Stephen A. Smith is sick & tired of the media’s love affair with Brett Favre.