Re-thinking Casey At Bat

[orly57]

Here is a nice article I thought you guys might enjoy. I never once considered the obvious fact that the opposing manager should have pitched around Casey with first base open.

https://thebiglead.com/2018/03/29/i-still-cant-believe-they-pitched-to-the-mudville-slugger-in-casey-at-the-bat/

[Peter_Spaeth]

Men were men back then.

Maybe the pitcher was confident he could paint the corners. Maybe they had found a hole in Casey's swing. Maybe the hitter behind Casey owned the pitcher.

[Eric72]

Speaking of the pitcher, the guy who fanned Mighty Casey was never named in the poem.