Casey Blake
Casey Blake
William Casey Blakeis a former Major League Baseball third baseman...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth23 August 1973
CityDes Moines, IA
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.
beat best capable comfort knowing maybe played team
Maybe it'll give us some comfort knowing we played with the best team, beat the best team and we're just as capable as they are.
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.
against expect good great hanging nobody taking team three win
Nobody is hanging their head. You like to win every game, expect to win every game, but taking two of three against a great team is a good thing.
experience last team year
Last year was last year. We're going to be a better team for that experience.
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.
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.
adversity five help next overcame remember
We need to remember the adversity that we overcame this year. Hopefully, that will help us the next five games.
asking guys year
We just didn't have it. The end of the year came, we were asking guys for something, and we just didn't have it.