Sean Casey
Sean Casey
Sean Thomas Casey, nicknamed "The Mayor," is a former Major League Baseball first baseman for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, and Boston Red Sox. Casey was selected to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game three times during his career. He is currently a broadcaster and commentator for the MLB Network...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth2 July 1974
CityWillingboro, NJ
dominating guys league reason special
He's one of those special guys in the league with dominating stuff. It's the reason why Houston's back in the race.
career couple days guy lesson nature plays stunned took
I was stunned -- stunned. To tell you the truth, I thought I was going to be that guy who plays his whole career with one team, but that's just not reality. It's not the nature of the business. It was a lesson for me, but it took me a couple days to get over it.
deal good guys half job pinch playing size tried
Size was a big deal for them, especially with their big guys playing like they did. We tried to pinch them in on the ends, but that didn't work. We didn't do a good job of that in the first half and that was the game.
appreciate balls blew bomb families giving guys iraqi kids sadness soccer
One of the guys was giving soccer balls to the Iraqi kids and bam - a bomb blew up. All of the guys' families were there, and some of the mothers, you could see the sadness in their eyes. It just makes you appreciate what those guys are doing over there, it really makes you think.
baseman hit home
A first baseman must hit 25 or more home runs.
pirates
Something about the Reds and Pirates and me.
baseman doubt future
He's the first baseman of the future here. No doubt about it.
life
I am going where life is more like life than it is here.
glad locker opposite sides
I told Cota I'm glad we're on opposite sides of the locker room.
consequences paid ready
He did what he did. There are consequences, he paid his price. Now he's ready to get back.
elbows reaction
I've been there. Your first reaction (as a runner) is to put your elbows up (to ward off the collision).
elevator faces meet people time
Every time I got on the elevator in the hotel, I'd meet people who had evacuated. You could see on their faces that they were distraught.
bobby catch pitch
They pitch it and they catch it. If you can pitch and play defense, you can play for Bobby Cox. They give you 27 outs, and that's it.
fond great memories
It's great to be back. I have a lot of fond memories here.