Authors note; I read the poem, Casey at the Bat, by Ernest Thayer. In this essay I explain how Casey really messed up.
Dear Casey,
Picture yourself standing at home plate, waiting for that pitcher to throw the baseball. It’s bases loaded, and the whole team is depending on you to win the game. But suddenly, before you know it, you strike out. Actually, you don’t need to picture this moment Casey, because you have already lived it. You need to look back at this moment. You are so full of yourself. You’re the kind of kid that people would very highly dislike in Middle and High School, due to your over confidence. You shouldn’t have not been so stuck up when you went up to bat. You should have tried your hardest, not even paying attention to the crowd. The only up side of this situation is that hopefully you got a reality check.
First off, just think about what could have happened if you had won that game. The whole team would have tackled you with joy. The crowd would go crazy and you would be the “Super Star”. Maybe this would have happened if you didn’t have such overconfidence. Confidence is really important to have during sports or anything you do. Most percent of the things you do depend on confidence in yourself and just some skill level. Although confidence is good, there is also such thing as overconfidence. This is what you have. Take the time to realize that you may be a very good baseball player, but you are not as good as you think you are. If you would have realized this maybe the outcome of that game would be different.
Secondly, do you have any idea how many people you let down? “Ten thousand eyes were on him as he rubbed his hands with dirt”. If you do the math, that’s a lot of people! "Kill him! Kill the umpire!" shouted someone on the stand” Don’t try to blame this on the ref ether, nether you or the people in the stands. “That ant my style”, you said. What I think about that quote is, keep your thoughts to yourself. No one cares what your idea of a good style pitch is. They care if you win the game. Obviously you said this because you got a strike, so stop trying to act all cool. If you have a swaggering attitude, it will really annoy the people in the crowd. Stop acting like you’re so amazing and realize that if you would have not been so stuck up, the outcome could have been different.
Therefore, you are a stuck up child who needs to get a reality check. You though you where the best baseball player to ever walk this planet. Well, you thought wrong. You let a lot of people down and I hope you realize this. Stop being arrogant because you really messed up. Next time you are put in a tough position; don’t cover up your nervousness with coolness, because it will make a lot of people really mad, like me. Stop being overconfident and get a reality check, because in the real world, people think of you as a stuck up annoying little kid who doesn’t know what he’s doing.
From,
An annoyed fan, Avery Colwell
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