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.
gone last team year
I wouldn't say we're a better team than last year at this time. But mentally, we're in a better place. Having gone through what we did at the end of last season, I think we're better off for it.
experience last team year
Last year was last year. We're going to be a better team for that experience.
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.
against beat last played tough
It makes it tough because I know that we played well. We beat them. We played well against them last year.
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.
aggressive approach baseball believe best box friend game good hard last solid swing tough
I just wanted to be aggressive and put a good swing on it. I just feel like I am more comfortable in the box and have a more solid approach than last year. Baseball is a tough game and you have to play with confidence. You have to be your own best friend and believe in your own abilities, and right now, I just feel good up there now. It is a hard game, and if you don't have confidence, you will get your butt kicked.
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.
bad felt
I've never felt something like this before. But it's not as bad as I first thought.
patient pitch
I wanted to be patient my first at-bat and see how he was going to pitch me.
didn't think (Redmond) could get one over my head.
cheering fans hear nice
That was nice. It's nice to hear fans cheering for us. That was cool.
against front guard hit strategy trying
That was our strategy against him, to play over and in. I was trying to guard against a hit in front of me, too. I didn't think he could hit it over my head.
came confidence lately playing proud refuse team
I was proud of the way we came back. We could have just said, 'Well, this one's over.' But the way this team has been playing lately and the confidence we have, we refuse to give in.