Casey Blake
Casey Blake
William Casey Blakeis a former Major League Baseball third baseman...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth23 August 1973
CityDes Moines, IA
expected hard last needed win
We expected to win today. We expected to win the whole last week. When we really needed the runs, they were hard to come by.
circumstance expected last weird win
It was a weird set of circumstances. We expected to win today, we expected to win the whole last week.
bother city expect expected experience fans given good guys last nobody older situation win year
Expectations don't bother us, because we expect to win ourselves. Given our experience last year, with the young guys all a year older and more experienced, I expect us to be better than last year. It wouldn't be a good situation if nobody expected you to be able to win. But our fans and the city expect us to win, and so do we.
ball goes hit trying
I'm just trying to hit the ball hard, ... Sometimes it goes out.
guy locked momentum scoring
Not scoring in an inning like that can sometimes be a big momentum swinger. But when a guy is locked in like Scotty (Elarton) was, it doesn't matter.
chance factor good pitches playoff time year
I'm getting good pitches to hit, ... It's been a down year for me, but there is still time in the season. I feel like I still have a chance to be a factor in the playoff race.
It was pretty dicey. If it had been colder, it would have been pretty miserable.
begin doubt far fortunate fret good guys impatient position realize season seems start
It's very psychological when you begin the season. It seems like guys are too impatient and don't realize how long the season is. You fret when you don't have to. You start to doubt yourself. I've been in that position one too many times. But so far I've been fortunate enough to have good at-bats.
came easily runs seems tough
It just seems like so many times the runs came so easily for us. When you really need 'em, you know, (they were) tough to come by.
afford expect hard looking start win
It's hard not to look at the standings, but you know what's going on, ... We expect to win every game, but we can't afford to start looking at other teams.
didn't think (Redmond) could get one over my head.
few mind
It was uncalled for. I've got a few things in my mind I'd like to say to him -- but I won't.
everybody job playing position wants win worst
Apparently, we've got to do something different. Everybody is playing hard. Everybody wants to win in the worst way. It's frustrating when you're in the position we were in and you don't get the job done.
amazing diminished lead
Anything is doable, ... It's pretty amazing that the lead has diminished like that.