#Casey At the Bat

[volleypearlfan]

I was wrong

There is more package film rep in OUAS!

From Saludos Amigos, we have Pedro the plane

From Make Mine Music, we have Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet on top of David and Nani

Casey from MMM is also there

The ice-skating couple from Melody Time

And last but not least, Panchito and Jose1!!!!

(sorry for the poor quality images)

[uwmspeccoll]

Milestone Monday

On this day, August 14 in 1863, American writer and poet Ernest L. Thayer (1863-1949) was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Thayer, who honed his satirical chops at Harvard as editor of the Harvard Lampoon and as a member of the Hasty Pudding theatrical society, was best known for his comical ballad Casey at the Bat which cemented the mighty Casey into American folklore alongside Johnny Appleseed and Paul Bunyan. Casey at the Bat was first published in The San Francisco Examiner in 1888 and became popularized by De Wolf Hopper’s vaudeville performances and many adaptations throughout history. It is considered one of the best-known poems in American literature.  

Within the Special Collections holdings, we have a copy of The First Book Edition of Casey at the Bat published in 1964 by Franklin Watts Inc. and illustrated by seasoned children’s book artist Leonard Everett Fisher (born 1924). Fisher’s simple illustrations capture the nerve-racking energy of the poem and almost animate off the pages. The edition also includes an introduction from famed baseball player and manager Casey Stengel (1890-1975) who takes the opportunity to clear up any misgivings that the poem was written about him and shares his account of a private performance of Casey at the Bat from Hopper as congratulations after winning a game for the Giants.  

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–Jenna, Special Collections Graduate Intern

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"Then from five thousand throats and more there rose a lusty yell; / It rumbled through the valley, it rattled in the dell; / It pounded on the mountain and recoiled upon the flat, / For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat."

Read it here | Reblog for a larger sample size!

[frogshunnedshadows]

Recently read "Casey at the Bat" for the second time in about two weeks. Still so good. Absolute banger. A+

[disneyllect]

[disneyboot]

[rho-of-cabbage]

There is no joy in Mudville.

[mankabrosstudios]

This Date In Manka Bros. History - November 3, 1938:

Fifty years after ‘Casey At The Bat’ was published, Manka Bros. published a sequel about what happened after the game - ‘Casey At The Bar.’

[werothegreat]

Make Mine Music review! I realize now after the fact that I could have made an RFK Jr. joke, but that would have been tasteless...

...unlike the whale juice that dribbled all over his kids!🥁📀

[batgovernor]

Max Gutmann, "Ozymandias" Meets "Casey at the Bat"

The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Sandville One that day. The boundless, barren, lone, and level sands stretched far away. The traveler who’d tell the tale now gazed on it alone. A king’s cracked visage lay beside vast, trunkless legs of stone. His name was Ozymandias, a name of great renown; Upon his monumental visage glared a potent frown; A wrinkle curled his lip; he wore a sneer of cold…

[skannar]

The Guardian and the Magic Gloves that Hit :  AI Satire

The Guardian and the Magic Gloves that Hit Once in the world of baseball, a skilled professional hitter stumbled upon a pair of mysterious, shimmering gloves at a quirky sporting goods store. Little did he know that these gloves were no ordinary gear – they were enchanted with magical hitting abilities! When the pitcher threw a fast curveball, he swung confidently, but the ball eluded him,…

[paulgadzikowski]

there is no mud in joyland

[radiantrookie]

Casey Lee Williams in Dark Beginnings

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[sesameonrice]

Errr I’m back! I used to go by pearsliz but that was deleted a while ago for reasons :,) anyway, I’m not so much in the tmnt and sonic fandom as I was back when I made that account, but i’ll put some of my old fanart to this new acc