I remember that play well.All the talk about breaking up a double play reminded me of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV3fNK31HD4
The irony of all these big guys defending what Utley did is if the 2nd baseman were to dive at their legs as they tagged them out...all these big guys would be saying you don't do that, that's "unnecessary" and "dirty". Yet if they get a chance they will run guys over and forearm smash them and then claim it's just "playing hard".