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"Casey at the Bat" Published in the San Francisco Examiner (1888)

"Casey at the Bat" was one of the most popular poems in late 19th-century America. Recited in vaudeville performances and later taken up by many celebrities, the poem tells the story of an overconfident baseball player—the "mighty Casey"—who strikes out while trying to show off. Ernest Thayer, who wrote the poem, avoided acknowledging authorship for many years because he thought it was embarrassingly bad. Which two real-life towns have laid claim to being the Mudville mentioned in the poem? More... Discuss

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Circus, n.: A place where horses, ponies and elephants are permitted to see men, women, and children acting the fool.
Ambrose Bierce
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"Casey at the Bat" Published in the San Francisco Examiner (1888)