Friday, October 27, 2006
beltran at the bat
I don’t know how I found this, somewhere through the server logs, and it is so very well done (although, of course, so sad; the fact that it is so well done makes it even sadder to me); the adaptation from a science fiction writer.
Some people blog when the Mets lose, others adapt poetry.
It is funny to see in the comments people who clearly do not realize that it is a loving tribute to this work.
Posted by MG at 07:48 PM
I’m glad you appreciated the poem.
I think most of the people who commented were aware that it was a rewrite of Thayer’s “Casey at the Bat”; that poem is such a significant part of American culture that it’s almost unnecessary for people to acknowledge it. But what amused me is that frankly, most of the poem I posted was Thayer’s, and he deserves all credit for it; I just changed a few key verses.
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