Casey At The Bat - James Earl Jones

[havoc15246]

lol 1 dislike i wish i coulda got it :P

[ClosestToTheSun]

Am the only one who finds the music incredibly distracting? Jones' voice is quite enough by itself.

[KingdomHeartsFan3211]

It sounds like Darth Vader/Mufasa reading the epic poem!

[ryrytuffguy]

thumbs up if you new this was read by darth vader

[soxfan801]

Casey should have been glad they didn't give him an intentional walk.

[bvwatcher2]

Oh, the humanity!!

[ncl004]

How on God's green earth does somebody DISLIKE this!? Its a great short story and its read by James Earl Jones!

[Ziona1010]

I remember having to memorize bits of this for High School.

Much rather have James E. Jones read it to me though. He can make the act of going to the groccery store sound epic.

[WizAki21]

31,000 views is no where near enough for this awesome piece of work.

[SPENNA99]

@WizAki21 I agree, thanks

[darkmaster11231]

this sucks hate it

[ComicFreak1980]

I always wanted his voice as my GPS Voice & I love the story.

[ADonovan43]

" Mark" my words I have not forgotten, I remember the time when Cheerios was the preferred breakfast of champions not steroids.Hoo Ray for the Babe! Take care ADonovan43

[DrunknShooter]

Mr Jones could read the McDonalds menu and make it fine art.

[madhjsp]

this is brilliant! It's so interesting how a single poem can be read many different ways by different readers. When my dad used to read this to me as a kid, he always read the last verse with a very light-hearted tone to highlight the ironic humor of the situation, so that's the way I've always heard it in my mind. JEJ's emphasis on the anguish of the Mudville fans is new to me, but very effective.

[SPENNA99]

@carycomic1 LOL 

[soxfan801]

@SPENNA99 That is funny.

[cousins1701]

Steven Reineke and James Earl Jones...pure awsomeness

[thecowfy]

although E.J.'s elocution is as always fantastic he comes across here as tho not being much of a baseball fan.my opinion alone.

[thecowfy]

although E.J.'s elocution is as always fantastic he comes across here as tho not being much of a baseball fan.my opinion alone.

[im264shirt]

JEJ recently turned 80. Thought I'd mention it to those who didn't know.

[bijoukaiba]

The force just wasn't strong with Casey that day.

Okay, bad joke.

But I still love James Earl Jones's reading of the poem. :D

[nezpercenathan]

There was a counterpoint done to this, many years after Thayer wrote this. It was "I'm The Man Who Threw The Pitch That Struck Mighty Casey Out", not sure who wrote it, but comedian Foster Brooks used to perform it. Does anyone know where a text or audio or video of it can be located?

[rudenoodle]

@nezpercenathan any luck?



[nezpercenathan]

@rudenoodle Never heard from anyone.

[jamesbelv]

I'm pretty sure the the reason James Earl Jones was put upon this earth was to read poems...this and JEJ reading The Raven are AMAZING

[Largo64]

This rendition is tops!

[Uncle65788]

I have felt and do so even now wish to place the account given by James Earl Jones as the best indeed the definitive account of Casey at the Bat.It is most certainly ably supported by a great recording company in the Telarc Label with its respected Engineers(Bishop) and equally as inspiring is the Cinncinati Pops under the baton of Erich Kunzel The Telarc label has provided some of the greater recordings of the last 30 years.This is like "Round Up" in its accomplishment an excellent recording

[WebcamFreak2008]

Darth Vader likes this poem I guess

[luralisious]

i love him :D

[bisnona999]

interesting rendition....like it