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Misappropriation of the Classics, Part II: Horatius Reawakened

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Misappropriation of the Classics, Part II: Horatius Reawakened

Misappropriation of the Classics, Part II: Horatius Reawakened

On December 11 of last year, Caseyatthe.blog called out the misleading and "pernicious misappropriation" of an ancient Roman legend by right-wing p...

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Casey Stops by the Ball Park on a Snowy Evening

Casey Stops by the Ball Park on a Snowy Evening

“One of the hardest things in life to accept is a called third strike.”  -- Robert Frost (1874-1963)   Whose field this was I used to know But tha...

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Misappropriation of the Classics: "Horatius" Reclaimed

Misappropriation of the Classics: "Horatius" Reclaimed

  Since its inception in 2018, Caseyatthe.blog has tried --and mostly succeeded--to steer clear of the reefs and shoals of political discourse. (On...

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Donald Hall at Eagle Pond Farm

Donald Hall on "Casey at the Bat:" A Ballad of the Republic

  Educator, critic, and fourteenth United States poet laureate (2006-2007), Donald Hall (September 20, 1928 – June 23, 2018) penned an Afterword to...

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The Love Song of E. "Phineas" Thayer

The Love Song of E. "Phineas" Thayer

The Love Song of E. "Phineas" Thayer, was awarded Honorable Mention in the Print/Online Article category of the 89th Annual Writer's Digest Writing...

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"Casey's" First Draft:  Song of a Captain Bold

"Casey's" First Draft: Song of a Captain Bold

In his final 1887 ballad for the San Francisco Examiner, Ernest Thayer  abandoned his variations on the absurd complexities of the love tri...

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No Joy in Endsville: "Cool" Casey at the Bat

No Joy in Endsville: "Cool" Casey at the Bat

Caseyatthe.blog has forever like, dug "'Cool' Casey at the Bat"-- artist Don Martin's unique contribution to the still-growing canon of literature...

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Vive la France! Et Vive "Casey au bâton"

Vive la France! Et Vive "Casey au bâton"

It's July 14, known as "Bastille Day" in the English-speaking world, but in France it's the day of the Fête nationale ("National Celebration"), le ...

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"There is a boom in baseball too"--The Ballad of Ambrose Bierce

"There is a boom in baseball too"--The Ballad of Ambrose Bierce

Two weeks after taking over the San Francisco Examiner in 1887, William Randolph Hearst sought out Ambrose Bierce to join the Examiner staff as chi...

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"Casey's" Companions and Counterfeits, Part II: The Classical Roots of Baseball Poetry

"Casey's" Companions and Counterfeits, Part II: The Classical Roots of Baseball Poetry

In previous posts "In Search of 'Casey's" Companions: A Tale of Two Clowns,"  and "In Search of the Counterfeit Casey," Caseyatthe.blog has explore...

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The Love Song of E. "Phineas" Thayer

The Love Song of E. "Phineas" Thayer

The Love Song of E. "Phineas" Thayer was awarded Honorable Mention in the Print/Online Article category of the 89th Annual Writer's Digest Writ...

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¡Viva el 5 de mayo!  Y viva la tradición de la Liga Mexicana de Béisbol!

¡Viva el 5 de mayo! Y viva la tradición de la Liga Mexicana de Béisbol!

¡Celebramos el 5 de mayo, junto con la historia rica de la Liga Mexicana de Béisbol!  Caseyatthe.blog ha declarado nuestra intención de ver la bal...

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"Casey at the Bat" and its Long Post-Game Show

"Casey at the Bat" and its Long Post-Game Show

Caseyatthe.blog exists for the purpose of curating and promoting the best of "Casey" research, parody, and scholarship--the legacy of Ernest Thaye...

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