In honor of Ernest Lawrence Thayer’s classic poem, Casey at the Bat, here is a modern version celebrating one of last year’s sweetest moments: the ninth-inning home run by DJ LeMahieu in Game Six of the ALCS.
DJ at the Bat
The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the New York nine that day:
The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play,
But Urshela hit a single, a stinging shot to left,
And hope began to blossom in every pinstriped chest.