Casey at the bat

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Mighty Casey: The Vincible Hero of Mudville by Kadir Nelson, illustrator. Personal work. “Set in the Negro Leagues in the fictional town of Mudville near the turn of the 20th century, my painting Mighty Casey: The Vincible Hero of Mudville reinterprets Ernest Thayer’s classic ballad ‘Casey at the Bat,’ first published on June 3, 1988.

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Walt Disney 1946 - Casey at the Bat HQ

Casey Bats Again is an animated short that first premiered on June 18, 1954. A sequel to the Make Mine Music segment Casey at the Bat, it tells the story of Casey's daughters forming a baseball team and redeeming his reputation. Shortly after Casey's infamous strikeout, his wife (known only as "Mrs. Casey") reveals that she's pregnant with their first child -- Casey's excited to hear this and hopes to have a son so he can have him follow in his footsteps as a baseball player (and hopefully…

The poem was written about a real baseball game. Casey did strike out, but the catcher didn't catch the ball. Casey ran the bases and ended up getting back to home plate. With the other 2 players getting home as well they won the game. It was a very exciting ending. Unfortunately, very few people know about it, because the author chose not to tell the story that way.

Ernest Thayer's poem, first published in June of 1888, became a sportswriting classic by combining 19th-century baseball details with a timeless fable about hubris.

Jim Tsinganos, Illustration celebrating the famous “Casey at the Bat” poem by Ernest Thayer

Casey at the Bat is an animated short and a segment of Make Mine Music. It was reissued as a stand-alone short on July 16, 1954. The Disney version of the poem about baseball slugger Casey, and his valiant stand to try to win the game for Mudville. Changes to this version include an extended narration of Cooney's attempt to get off base, Barrows failing to get off base by inadvertently hitting the ball back into the pitcher's mitt, Flynn getting a single due to trying to untangle his…

"Casey at the Bat" is considered the most famous baseball poem ever written. Boys and girls in grades 4-5 typically study this epic ballad written by Ernest Lawrence Thayer in 1888.