The word came out from Mudville
Where Mighty Casey played
A company had bought the team
A billion's what they paid
The team would stay in Mudville
They'd only change their name
On BACO Field in Mudville
The Juiced would play their games
The new emblem looks really cool
An "X" of two syringes
With a pocket to hold needles
For those injecting binges
Now Mighty Casey came to camp
Huge as he could be
Last season he weighed 2-1-5
He now weighed 3-0-3
The games began the homeruns flew
Two teams won 99
And now there was just one game left
The pennant on the line
The outlook soon was looking bleak
With O'Reilly on the mound
A bases loaded triple
Brought three runs around
And although the Juiced would score
In the 7th on a fly
The fans began to worry
When the 8th inning went by
The top of the 9th went 1-2-3
Half an inning left to play
The score still sat at 3-1
Not much was left to say
The season looked like it was done
When Jackson took strike 3
And then Thompson followed suit
They could not hit McGee
But Martinez hit one in the gap
Took third without a slide
And when McGee beaned Stephens
The crowd, it almost died
Cuz strolling up there to the plate
As no one could deny
Was Casey Mighty Casey
With a glimmer in his eye
The pitcher wound and hurled the sphere
Like shot out from a gun
Casey looked and held his swing
The ump, he called strike one
Strike two the second one went by
The crowd groaned in alarm
Casey shook his head
And stuck a needle in his arm
The crowd now watches silently
As out there Casey stands
100 times he's hit it out
One more chance in his hands
And now the pitcher looks around
And now he takes the sign
And now he throws a bullet
Oh, the pitch looks mighty fine
Oh, somewhere in this favored land
The Sun is shining bright
The band is playing somewhere
And somewhere hearts are light
And somewhere men are laughing
About things that they've heard said
But there is no joy in Mudville
Mighty Casey has dropped dead
Author notes
A parody on the classic poem, "Casey at the Bat"
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That was just great!!! You should send it to ESPN!!! I bet it would get a chuckle or two. I like it!!!
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Great write i really enjoyed this! Great imagery!! keep on penning hon!
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Wonderful
Well for those who know this classic poem, this was a great version. You did great. -
"Casey at the Bat"
This is a well-composed piece and an awesome parody to the original classic--
Again, I say well done!!
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Incomprehensible.
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I'm not really sure what you mean?
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What I meant was that I did not understand any of the piece. It seems to be some sort of description of a school game. What that has to do with poetry I do not know.
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There is a classic baseball poem called "Casey at the Bat" on which this is a parody. As for what it has to do with poetry, I've never seen a statute of limitations on what topics could be written about in a poem. I'm not sure what your reference to a "school game" refers to though.
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Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha! A "classic" baseball poem???? You mean like a "classic" toilet wall poem?
My reference to a school game is that baseball is a version of a children's game, rounders. It is pretty dire. About as interesting as watching grass grow.
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Excellent
You did a fantastic job with this one. Truly is so skillfully mastered. Thank you for sharing. -
Great
You hit a HOMER with this one
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EXCELLENT !!!!!
OH WOW!!!! This is tremendous!!!!
As the ultimate Baseball Fan and former player of many games as a kid up until my 30's, I really enjoyed this excellent composition.
Rhyme and meter to perfection and as current as can be.
This piece is hilarious and should be made obtainable to all baseball fans, as well as players and owners too
--I am bookmarking this piece, and with your permission as well as your pen name as author, I will forward this to many of my friends.
This is one of the best & Funniest reads I have seen on AP or as far as that goes, anywhere else!
I can't applaud you enough for this!
"I.M. me to let me know if I can forward this piece to people who I know will appreciate it as much as I.
EXCELLENT EXCELLENT--EXCELLENT!
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This is totally awesome. I think I saw or read something like this before and I totally loved it. Great job!!!!!!!
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I think this is one of my favorites. Very creative and funny. Brilliant sports commentary. I think my favorite part was:
"Strike two the second one went by
The crowd groaned in alarm
Casey shook his head
And stuck a needle in his arm"
All I could picture was Barry Bonds and that ridiculous elbow pad.
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Excellent
Fabulous creation. so very well done. Thank you for sharing.
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FUNNNNNNNNNNNY
I likey - I like the way this rhymes and flows - I came here to return the favor - am glad I did - keep on keeping on - Bless God - Joe - (Dobar Dan) --------------------------------------------------- hagd
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This was cute and it showed great imagination and it flowed well. The rhythm was well done. Thank you for sharing I got a bit of a chuckle out of it. Good job
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I loved it!!!
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OMG
THATS FUCKIN AMAZING
I LOVE IT
HILARIOUS
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loved the last stanza!
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Well, sometimes I miss things, but thnnks for your entry lol
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The poem was a parody of a famous baseball poem. In the original an egotistical Casey who is supposed to be the savior, watches 2 pitches go by for strikes before swinging at the third and striking out to the dismay of the crowd.
I looked at the recent sorry affairs surrounding baseball (the steroid controversy) and the way that with the salaries the players get today many wind up with ego's far greater than Mighty Casey in the story, and came up with this parody on the original.
Here is a link to the original if you are interested. Thanks for reading through the poem, even if it was not what you were looking for.
http://www.ellenbailey.com/poems/ellen_097.htm
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Excellent write here
You have penned this so very well I say Bravo
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...What.. he just dies?? *shakes head.. ok Let me re-read this. lol Sorry .. but for real when I 1st read this write I was like what in the world... But on my second read it made me giggle to my self.. and I was kinda sad that he just drops dead in the end...kinda makes me wonder.. (I know what your saying I'm just being my goofie self). This is a great write and thank you for sharing it!
~*Cristy*~
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wow...
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EXCELLENT POEM
This is outstanding, your rhyming is right on. I am a huge fan of rhyming you do it very well. It is a sad time in history for baseball. You tell a great story inside this poem Keep writing poet,
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Absolutely 'laughing out loud' hilarious! And pathetically sad, as well. A real and honest look at the marvelous game, and how it has been tainted. I really enjoyed this read!
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