CASEY BLAKE NEWS
Manny Ramirez / Casey Blake Golden Sombrero edition
October 03, 2009 by
True Blue LA
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More photos » by Gus Ruelas - AP
Manny has lost his luster with four more strikeouts tonight and six in a row. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)
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While watching the fireworks light up the sky at Chavez Ravine it is a sad ending to a night I'd hoped to be...
Could Mets Swing Castillo For Casey Blake?
18 days ago by
Mets Merized Online
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Remember Jim Bowden? The former Nationals and Reds GM had this to say on his Twitter account:
Dodgers talking with Braves re: Vazquez and Mets re: Castillo according to sources.
Last year it would have been easy to assume that the Dodgers were probably discussing a swap for Juan Pierre...
Frank McCourt has a strange way of defining "Business as Usual"
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True Blue LA
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Eric seemed a bit ticked off today as Frank McCourt proved once again that economics is more important then fielding the best team now and in the future. When Ned Colletti was hired among the news of the divorce he said he was told that the Dodgers would conduct "Business...
Web Gem
June 19, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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Casey Blake in the second inning of tonight's game. His catch ended a bases-loaded threat by the Angels, and was his second spectacular defensive play (the first being a 5-6-3 double play he started).
Updated Dodger 1st Baseman Win Shares
1 day ago by
True Blue LA
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For the last two years I've done a rundown of Los Angeles Dodger Win Shares. In many circles Win Shares has become passe as WAR has become the stat of choice, but because I built the complete Win Share database based on many Bill James Handbooks I haven't felt like letting...
In Defense Of Casey Blake
September 05, 2009 by
Memories Of Kevin Malone
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The various pundits, kensai and me included, do a fair bit of railing against the moves made by the Dodgers. Hell, that is part of point of this site and its progenitor. That said, I was watching the FSN show "In My Own Words" on Casey Blake, and I found his story interesting...
Could Blake Return to Minnesota?
November 15, 2008 by
Twins Territory
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Casey Blake played in Minnesota back in 2002, but it wasn’t until he left for Cleveland the next season that his career took off. Prior to the 2003 season when Blake debuted with the Indians, he had hit just three homeruns in a small sampling of four different seasons...
Five Reasons Why The Braves Should Consider Casey Blake
December 06, 2008 by
The Launching Pad
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Casey Blake is largely seen as a third-baseman.A However, he has played in the outfield before and with much success.A He got the bulk of his games in the outfield in 2005 where he was the Indian's starting Right Fielder and he played 138 games of +8 defense (that is, he made 8 more plays [...]
A Log For the Hot Stove: Casey Blake
Casey Blake's long and winding road through baseball might be coming full circle. According to a number of sources, the Twins are preparing an offer to Blake that would bring the veteran third baseman back the Metrodome, where he spent 29 games over the course of three seasons...
Post-Game 99 Thread: Out of Order
July 27, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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CARDINALS 6, DODGERS 1
It was a game until the seventh inning, when the Cardinals took advantage of the Dodger bullpen and a Casey Blake error to score four runs and put it away. Again, two-out madness prevailed, with the Cards scoring five of their six runs with two out. The Dodger...
Blake Breaks Out
October 19, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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Casey Blake collects his first hit of the series, a two out, RBI single that puts the Dodgers up 4-2. Manny Ramirez scores from second after reaching on an error by Feliz, so the run is unearned.
Update: That’s all the Dodgers get as Wolf flies out to end the inning, but he now has [...]
At-Game Recap: Cardinals 3 Dodgers 2
August 20, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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Really? Did we really lose that game? Ugh. Well, I actually had to head out after the 7th inning because of work issues. But at least got to see the two homeruns by Ethier and Blake.
We arrived really early in order to secure a Matt Kemp bobblehead. I really like Matt and think he...
With Age Comes a Big Bat
Andrew Kneeland provides a little discussion on the third base market and suggests that Casey Blake would fit best in Minnesota.
Casey Blake Bobblehead Night
May 21, 2009 by
SportsTsar
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Last night, the Los Angeles Dodgers held their first bobblehead giveaway of the season. For whatever reason, they chose to honor third baseman Casey Blake.
Don’t get me wrong, Blake is a decent enough ballplayer who puts up passable numbers, sets a good example for the youngsters...
Vin Scully, on Speaking in Tongues
September 14, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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Vin Scully, from yesterday's telecast:
No score, James Loney will start it off.
Last night, in the ninth inning, following a walk to Casey Blake, James hit one into the crowd atop the wall in deep right center field, his twelfth home run of the year. All twelve on the road...
Dodgers Sign Casey Blake To A Three-Year Deal
December 10, 2008 by
Memories Of Kevin Malone
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Ken Gurnick reports that the deal is finalized. "Of the many Dodgers concerns at these Winter Meetings, third base is no longer among them. The club officially announced the re-signing of free-agent third baseman Casey Blake Tuesday to a three-year contract plus a fourth-year...
Torre Plays Small Ball, Dodgers Don’t
October 03, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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When Casey Blake reaches second on a single and error leading off the bottom of the seventh, Joe Torre has first baseman James Loney sacrifice to set up Blake to score in a 0-0 tie. Belliard pinch hits and gets an infield single to drive in Blake. Torre got his one-run, but the Dodgers [...]
Dodgers Re-Sign Blake
December 17, 2008 by
Vegas Watch
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Dodgers sign Casey Blake for three years, $16.25MM with a $6MM 2012 club option ($1.25MM buyout, for a total guaranteed value of $17.5MM). Analysis: Seidman. I'm with Seidman in thinking this is a decent deal for LA. Unless you think he's a -10 defender (the advanced metrics...
Value Over Contract
September 23, 2009 by
Memories Of Kevin Malone
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Found this interesting graph and analysis by Walter Fulbright over at Beyond The Box Score.The top 3 contributors on this team in terms of WAR are Matt Kemp, Casey Blake(!), and Clayton Kershaw. If Blake weren't having the second best year of his career and were closer to his career...
America’s Pastime: The Last 4 Innings
May 08, 2009 by
Baseball Reflections
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Sixth Inning
PNC Park
The culmination of a week long bike trip with my Boy Scout troop that encompassed 150 miles was a baseball game on the fourth of July at PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates. My dad was not able to accompany us on the biking journey, although he would have...
Blake Interviews Ethier
June 27, 2009 by
Sons of Steve Garvey
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Kudos to Jeanne Zelasko for thinking on her feet when she had both Casey Blake and Andre Ethier in front of her on live (or at least one-take) television. Instead of talking to one player while ignoring the other, she included both:
Zelasko: Here's Andre Ethier. Come on, come...
Dodgers' Casey Blake rests tight hamstring
The third baseman is not in the starting lineup for the third consecutive game.
Dodgers third baseman Casey Blake did not start for the third consecutive game Monday to rest a tight hamstring in his right leg.
Casey Blake on sidelines with sore hand
The injury will keep the third baseman out of tonight's series finale against Atlanta.
Reporting from Atlanta A sprained joint in his hand will keep Casey Blake out of the Dodgers' lineup in the final game of a three-game series against the Braves tonight.
Dodgers Blue Blog - Dodgers Pre-Game
June 01, 2009 by
Cowboys Corner
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Tonight at 10:10 pm ET the first place Dodgers 35-17 .673 +8.5 take on the 4th place D-Backs 22-29 .431 -12.5 with the starting pitchers being Kuroda 1-0 1.59 vs. Buckner 1-1 7.16. Kuroda is 1-2 4.50 lifetime against the D-Backs. TIDBITSThe Dodgers have not lost 3 straight since...
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