Utley to Howard to Francoeur

On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Phillies did something rather extraordinary. They sent out a lineup where the 3-4-5 hitters were:

3rd — 36-year-old Chase Utley

4th — 35-year-old Ryan Howard

5th — 31-year-old Jeff Francoeur

Well, for this team this wasn’t actually extraordinary ... or even out of the ordinary. This was the seventh time this year that they have …