A fun wrap-up to the week
On June 3, 1888, the San Francisco Examiner published a 575-word baseball poem written Ernest Thayer entitled "Casey at the Bat." It was a poem about a fictional player on a fictional team in a fictional town, but in the 125 years since its release, it has become part of baseball history -- a lesson about the need to be humble, something that goes far beyond baseball. (CBSSports.com)
Listen to a recording of Johnny Bench (yes, the all-star catcher) and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra recite the poem. Enjoy!
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