Casey At the Bat

In Casey at the Bat, fans are screaming and upset because their team is not going to win this huge game. They call for Casey to come out, because he’s the best on the team, and he could bring the game back and make it a win. Yet Casey turns out to be a huge disappointment to the fans. He is arrogant and cocky, so he lets two balls go, overconfident in his skills to hit the last ball. His arrogance cost the game and he lost a lot of respect from the fans in the stand.

I think Casey would feel worse than the fans that night, because he was the one that caused the loss. Casey would feel horrible about letting these people down, and he would want to make sure it never happened again. Guilt can sometimes be the best motivation to become better, so we would make sure that he would never let two balls go again, because he’ll know he’s not invincible and he could miss the third.

                In the last stanza, it talks about how everyone is disappointed in the game, and in the players, it doesn’t say how disappointed the players are, including Casey. “But there is no joy in Mudville-- mighty Casey has struck out.” ‘Mighty Casey’ indicates that he was the best player, and people were disappointed. ‘No joy in Mudville’ would mean that everyone is sad, but usually when people read it, they think of just the fans. The players were probably talking to Casey about what he did, and why he did it. I’m sure he acted like nothing was wrong, because Casey seems like a tough guy that won’t admit he made a mistake, yet when he went home, I’m sure he would admit the game was his fault, and he would vow to do better.