"I pitched terrible," Kile said, refusing to blame his performance on abbreviated rest.

Daly, five over par after two rounds, blamed his performance on a switch from graphite irons to steel.

Popular speculation blamed Lewis' steadily declining performance since the 2003 season.

Coward blamed her performance for the relative failure of the show.

He however refused to blame the team's poor performance on the administrative upheavals.

Rusch would not blame his performance yesterday on the Wells rumors.

Waechter was the only Tampa Bay player who could not blame his performance on travel.

Beckett said he was not hurt, and blamed his performance on poor execution, without specifying a cause.

Critics have blamed Portman's performance on Lucas' direction and script.

But it would be wrong to blame Miss Plummer's performance alone for the flatter stretches.