Casey Blake
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"William Casey Blake" is a former Major League Baseball third baseman.

Blake previously played with the Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Dodgers. He had alternated between playing at third base and first base before becoming a full-time third baseman with the Indians. In , Blake moved to Right fielder/right field to accommodate the Indians' signing of third baseman Aaron Boone, and stayed there for two seasons before moving back to third base.

Blake was drafted twice prior to signing with the Blue Jays: in , he was selected during the 11th round by the Philadelphia Phillies and in , he was taken by the New York Yankees during the 45th round.

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I don't know if I want to stoop to his level and fire back. I took it personally. There's no room for bashing other players.

No one in here is going to panic. No one in here is discouraged. We've got a month and a half left.

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.

It was uncalled for. I've got a few things in my mind I'd like to say to him -- but I won't.

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.

I'm just trying to hit the ball hard, ... Sometimes it goes out.

It was a terrible play. I wanted to see what kind of throw they would make, but was too aggressive. I didn't realize I was that far off the bag.

That was nice. It's nice to hear fans cheering for us. That was cool.

They kind of gave it to us. Obviously, they cut their own throats. You won't see that too often, big leaguers dropping a ball, let alone two in one inning.