In August 1888, The New York Sun published a poem, attributed to “Anonymous,” called “Casey at the Bat.” And the story of how it ended up in the Sun is a curious one. The light verses were actually by ...

On June 3, 2017, a van mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge and the drivers stabbed people at nearby bars and restaurants, ...

It’s been 136 years since “Casey at the Bat,” one of the most famous poems in American literature, was first published. And in all of that time, the concluding line of Ernest Lawrence ...

Ernest Thayer’s epic 1883 baseball poem “Casey at the Bat” was an American sensation. The comic ballad about the hometown hero who struck out in a game’s final at-bat meaning there would ...

“I’ve always loved the game so much,” he said. “I’m not much of a poetry guy, but Casey at the Bat seemed like a really good way to incorporate poetry in my class.” Greg Frigoletto is ...