6/1/2023 0 Comments Ernest thayerOne of these has been the rediscovery of some of baseball's oldest poetry-in which I have benefited from the examples and guideposts provided by John Thorn, MLB's official historian. Juster has called "the long post-game show" of Ernest Thayer's 1888 ballad, "Casey at the Bat." This adventure has sometimes tempted me down less trodden byways, always starting as parallel tracks branching from the main theme. I began 2019 to explore both the intriguing origins and what poet A. "There's no crying in baseball." in the iconic line uttered by Tom Hanks in his role as manager Jimmy Dugan in the 1992 movie "A League of Their Own." Well, there may or may not be crying in baseball-but there is plenty of pathos. Tim Wiles, Baseball Hall of Fame director of research, portrays "The Mighty Casey." (Mike Groll/AP)
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