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.
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 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.
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.
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.
bigger game pick plays tight west win
It was a tight game all around. (Arvada West was) the pick to win league, and we battled. We just made some bigger plays (Friday).
expect night win
This is how we expect to play. We expect to win every night.
anxiety consistent playoffs sit winning worry
I don't think, as players, we can sit here and worry about that drought. You just have to keep getting better and more consistent every day and not worry. Obviously, making the playoffs and winning the world championship is everyone's goal. But you can't play with that anxiety of not winning it for a while.
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.
firing offense pitching produces tough
We started to play up to our capabilities and our expectations, and it started to come together, ... I just thought we'd be tough when we put our pitching and our offense together. When you have those pistons firing all together, it produces wins.
confidence corner good hits relaxed trying
I have confidence in my corner right now. I'm relaxed and comfortable in my approach. I'm just trying to have good at-bats. If you do that, the hits should come.
feeling helpless lost momentum
I don't know. We just lost some momentum somewhere. It's a helpless feeling when you can't get anything going.
half month
No one in here is going to panic. No one in here is discouraged. We've got a month and a half left.
against ball caught front hit instead top
I was guarding against the ball in front of me instead of over my head. The way it hit my glove, I thought I caught it, but it hit the top of my glove or the front or something.