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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley has battled knee injuries for the last 12 months, but he said today at Phils spring training that he's feeling better and looking forward to a healthy 2012 season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CIt feels significantly better,\u201D Utley told the AP. \u201CLast year it was very uncomfortable, especially the first week. Right now, I think I\u2019m in a good place. The goal for me is to kind of stay in the same place and improve in small increments and not try to irritate it to the point where I\u2019d have to slow down.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Utley was diagnosed last February with patellar tendinitis, bone inflammation and chondromalacia (pain due to irritation under the kneecap). He played through the pain and saw action in 103 games last year, but it was one of the least productive seasons of his career. Utley batted just .259 with 11 home runs.\n\u201CI\u2019m always looking for ways to improve. I haven\u2019t come to the conclusion that I need to change things,\u201D Utley said. \u201CI think what I\u2019m doing now is putting me on track to contribute like I have in the past.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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