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"Casey at the Bat" is a poem written
in 1888 by Ernest Thayer. A dramatic
narrative about a baseball game. The
poem became popular on the vaudeville
circuit, and has become one of the
best-known poems in American
literature. The Annotated Casey at the
bat: A Collection Of Ballads About The
Mighty Casey was published in 1967 by
C.N. Potter, New York. A collection of
ballads about the Mighty Casey, this
tribute edited by Martin Gardner, tells
the story behind one of America’s
best-loved poems, "Casey At The Bat."
The book includes introductory material on author Ernest L. Thayer,
complete original version of poem and a
profusion of amusing sequels and
parodies, among them; Casey’s Revenge,
by Grantland Rice, Why Casey Whiffed,
by Don Fairbairn; and Casey’s Sister at
the Bat.
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