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On this day in 1888 the San Francisco Examiner published the poem \u201cCasey at the Bat<\/a>.\u201d It was signed by \u201cPhin,\u201d and there was confusion for several years about the actual authorship. The poem was in fact written by Ernest Thayer<\/a>.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FnzQ4Dco8y4<\/a>\n

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