Ruben Tejada offered his first public comments this weekend since a slide by Chase Utley broke his right leg and ended his postseason three weeks ago.

"It was really late, but I can't do anything right now," Tejada said.

Asked if he believed Utley was trying to hurt him, Tejada added: "Not directly, but he did it."

Major League Baseball subsequently suspended Utley for two games. He appealed and remained eligible for the remainder of the round. A hearing was put on hold once the Los Angeles Dodgers were eliminated by the New York Mets in a winner-take-all Game 5 at Dodger Stadium.

Tejada said that he was angry after the game, but not anymore.

"I don't want to say anything to him because he knows what he did -- only, 'god bless him.' That's it," Tejada said.