In the poem, “Casey at the Bat” By Ernest Lawrence Thayer tells a story about a baseball game and the team losing. The team and the audience is relying on Casey to take a home the game. I think the message of the poem “Casey at the Bat” is to not be over confident. Initially, the team is losing two to four and continues to lose when Cooney and Burrows died at second. But as the story continues, Casey, an extremely well-known and skilled player, is up next to bat. We know Casey is an extremely well-known and skilled player because of the evidence the poem gives us. These examples are “Theyʼd put money now, with Case at the bat.” which emphasizes on how good Casey is at the game. As the story continues, the first pitch is thrown. “That ainʼt