Editing Casey at the Bat (section)

===Parodies===
Of the many [[parody|parodies]] made of the poem, some of the notable ones include:
*''[[Mad (magazine)|Mad]]'' magazine republished the original version of the poem in the 1950s with artwork by [[Jack Davis (cartoonist)|Jack Davis]] and no alterations to the text. Later lampoons in ''Mad'' included "'Cool' Casey at the Bat" (1960), an interpretation of the poem in [[beatnik]] style, with artwork by [[Don Martin (cartoonist)|Don Martin]] although the ending still has Casey striking out; "Casey at the Dice" in 1969, about a professional gambler; "Casey at the Contract Talks" in 1974 (which ends with the owner telling Casey to "practice hard at home this year 'cause now you've struck out twice"); Casey at the Talks" in 1977, a "modern" version of the famed poem in which Mudville tries unsuccessfully to sign free agent Casey [the last line of which is "Mighty Casey has held out"]; "Baseball at the Bat", a satire on baseball itself, "Howard at the Mike", about [[Howard Cosell]]; "Casey at the Byte" (1985), a tale of a cocky young computer expert who accidentally erases the White House Budget Plan; "Clooney as the Bat", a mockery of [[George Clooney]]'s role as [[Batman]] in ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman and Robin]]''; and in 2006 as "Barry at the Bat", poking fun at [[Barry Bonds]]' alleged involvement in the [[BALCO]] scandal; in 2001, "Jordan at the Hoop", satirizing [[Michael Jordan]]'s return to the NBA and his time with the [[Washington Wizards]]; and in 2012, "Casey at the Trial", satirizing Casey Anthony's acquittal in the case of [[Death of Caylee Anthony|the death of her daughter Caylee]]. It also includes a "Poetry Round Robin" where famous poems are rewritten in the style of the next poet in line, featured Casey at the Bat as written by [[Edgar Allan Poe]].
*Sportswriter [[Leonard Koppett]] claimed in a 1979 tongue-in-cheek article that the published poem omits 18 lines penned by Thayer, which changed the overall theme of the poem. Koppett added lines, claiming to have transcribed them off an old phonograph recording, that take the pitch count on Casey to full. Meanwhile, his uncle Arnold stirs up wagering action in the stands, before a wink passes between them. Casey throws the game.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Koppett|first1=Leonard|title=Casey at Bat? He Was Fraud!|work=The Sporting News|date=August 4, 1979|page=16}}</ref>
*[[Foster Brooks]] ("the Lovable Lush" from the ''Dean Martin Show'') wrote "Riley on the Mound", which recounts the story from the pitcher's perspective. [https://www.chicagotribune.com/1988/06/03/for-a-guy-who-struck-out-100-years-ago-mighty-casey-is-still/]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1988/06/03/for-a-guy-who-struck-out-100-years-ago-mighty-casey-is-still/|title=For A Guy Who Struck Out 100 Years Ago, Mighty Casey Is Still|work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=February 28, 2017|language=en}}</ref>
*In his 1987 Baseball Abstract, [[Bill James]] published "Casey Chases A Knuckler", which employed a five-line stanza and AAAAB structure, about former MLB knuckleball pitcher [[Charlie Hough]]
*Author Phil Bolsta penned a parody entitled "Hrbek at the Bat"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/poetry/po_hrbek_at_the_bat.shtml|title = Hrbek at the Bat by Phil Bolsta on Baseball Almanac}}</ref> about Twins slugger [[Kent Hrbek]] which was published in 1987 in the Minneapolis Review of Baseball.
*Radio performer [[Garrison Keillor]]'s parodic version of the poem<ref>{{cite web|last1=Keillor|first1=Garrison|title=Casey at the Bat (Road Game)|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/poetry/po_case7.shtml|website=Baseball Almanac}}</ref> reimagines the game as a road game, instead of a home game, for the Mudville team. The same events occur with Casey striking out in the ninth inning as in the original poem, but with everything told from the perspective of other team.
*An episode of ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' featured a short titled "Buster at the Bat", where [[Sylvester (Looney Tunes)|Sylvester]] provides narration as Buster goes up to bat. The poem was parodied again for an episode of ''[[Animaniacs]]'', this time with [[Yakko, Wakko, and Dot|Wakko]] as the title character and Yakko narrating. Both versions end on a happier note with the main character hitting a home run.
*In the fourth season of ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'' the episode entitled "Mind Over Matter/Orson at the Bat/Multiple Choice Cartoon" features Wade Duck narrating a parody of the poem as Orson Pig experiences it in a dream sequence.
*In ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]'' episode "Return of the Nanobots", Cindy's poem is identical to the ending of "Casey at the Bat" but replaces Mudville with Retroville and the last famed line with "cause Jimmy is an idiot!"
*[[The New York Times]] published a parody by Hart Seely and [[Frank Cammuso]] in which the poem was narrated by [[Phil Rizzuto]], a [[New York Yankees]] announcer who was known to veer off on tangents while calling the game. The poem was later published in Seely and Cammuso's book, ''2007 Eleven And Other American Comedies''.
*[[David Pogue]] penned a parody version titled 'A Desktop Critic: Steven Saves the Mac' for [[Macworld]] magazine that ran in their October 1999 issue.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pogue|first1=David|title=The Desktop Critic: Steven Saves the Mac|url=http://www.macworld.com/article/15358/1999/10/desktopcritic.html|work=Macworld|date=October 1999|access-date=May 30, 2011|archive-date=April 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416234433/http://www.macworld.com/article/15358/1999/10/desktopcritic.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> It tells the story of [[Steve Jobs]]' triumphant return to a struggling [[Apple Inc]] and his early efforts to reverse the company's fortunes.
*[[Dick Flavin (poet)|Dick Flavin]] wrote a version titled Teddy at the Bat, after [[Boston Red Sox]] legend [[Ted Williams]] died in July 2002. Flavin performed the poem at [[Fenway Park]] during the night-long tribute to Williams done at the park later that month. The poem replaced Flynn and Blake with [[Bobby Doerr]] and [[Johnny Pesky]], the batters who preceded Williams in the 1946 Red Sox lineup.
*In 2000, Michael J. Farrand adapted the [[rhyming scheme]], tone, and [[Literary theme|theme]] of the poem—while reversing the outcome—to create his poem "The Man Who Gave All the Dreamers in Baseball Land Bigger Dreams to Dream" about [[Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home run|Kirk Gibson's home run]] off [[Dennis Eckersley]] in Game 1 of the 1988 [[World Series]].  The poem appears at the [[Baseball Almanac]].
*Norman Jackman wrote a reversed-outcome version in 1951 called "Bobby Thomson at the Bat," which went unknown for over 60 years until the [[San Francisco Giants]] published it in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sfgiantsphotos.mlblogs.com/bobby-thomson-at-the-bat-54859b06e729|title=Bobby Thomson at the Bat|last=MLB.com/blogs|date=February 2, 2012|website=SF Giants Photos|access-date=December 12, 2016}}</ref> It's about [[Shot Heard 'Round the World (baseball)|Thomson's famous home run]] in a 1951 Giant-Dodger playoff game.  In 2016, the poem was accepted into the poetry files of the National Baseball Library and Archive of the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Fame]].
*[[The New York Times]] best-selling author and poet laureate of The Ringer, [[Shea Serrano]], penned a loving tribute to [[NBA]] player [[Gordon Hayward]] in the vein of "Casey at the Bat" in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theringer.com/gordon-hayward-utah-jazz-poem-nbshea-ea66d15584be|title = Gordon Hayward is in the NBA|date = April 5, 2017}}</ref>
*Canadian comedy duo [[Wayne and Shuster]] created "Shakespearean Baseball", featuring [[William Shakespeare]]-esque characters and dialogue in a skit based upon the poem. They performed the play on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' and on Canadian TV numerous times between the 1950s and 1980s.
*Baseball writer and [[Villanova University|Villanova]] professor Mitchell Nathanson updated the poem for contemporary times in 2019, publishing "Casey @ the Bat" in ''[[The Washington Post]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/10/01/casey-bat-poem-baseball-modern-era/?wpisrc=nl_ideas&wpmm=1| title = Opinion {{!}} 'Casey @ the Bat,' a poem for baseball in the modern era - The Washington Post| newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>