Sean Casey Quotes

"We can do that, that's realistic, no doubt about it. We're only six under .500 now and who would have thought that two months ago. We just keep getting great pitching."

"People start realizing that having a pet is a serious commitment, one they can't handle."

"He's the first baseman of the future here. No doubt about it."

"It was funny to see (on the replay) how I fell, because as soon as the elbow hit me, it knocked me out. I did this pirouette; (it was) very graceful."

"I told them (the medical personnel) I could get up, but I think it was because of my history with concussions (he's had two previous ones) that they told me not to get up."

"There are still mixed emotions. Everything I've done as a big leaguer has been with the Reds. I see those guys over there. I'm a human being. I like the guys in the Pirates' clubhouse. They've been good to me. But I developed a lot of relationships over there, too."

"I've never been down there before. I had to walk in and ask which direction to go. That was weird."

"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."

"You could see the sadness in their eyes,"

"There's been some excruciating pain at times and there are still some muscle spasms, but not so much anymore. I'm feeling a little bit better every day."

"Yeah, I thought I had some friends over here. But, hey, that's baseball."

"Yeah, I thought I had some friends over here. But, hey, that's baseball. It happens. The ball got away from him. That's the way it goes. You take that risk every time you get in the batter's box."

"When you see the organization signing those guys, you can see there's a commitment. There are a lot of good things happening here."

"I told them (the medical personnel) I could get up, but I think it was because of my history with concussions (he's had two previous ones) that they told me not to get up,"

"I told them [the medical personnel] I could get up, but I think it was because of my history with concussions [he's had two previous ones] that they told me not to get up."

"I have no memory of it, nothing between reaching for the ball ... and then waking up and seeing (Reds catcher Jason) LaRue leaning over me, which wasn't a good sight."

"I told them [the medical personnel] I could get up, but I think it was because of my history with concussions [he's had two previous ones] that they told me not to get up,"

"He did what he did. There are consequences, he paid his price. Now he's ready to get back."