Casey at the Bat

Comments on Casey range from the obvious "That's pipe, isn't it?" to the more enthusiastic "Look at that power. The stance is just right for a mighty follow-through swing."

Oh! somewhere in this favored land the sun
is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and some-
where hearts are light;
And somewhere men are laughing, and
somewhere children shout,
But there is no joy in Mudville--mighty
Casey has struck out.

Ernest Lawrence Thayer