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The team mudville nine was losing. Casey, the teams best player, got a chance at the bat. Casey had three chances to hit the ball. He failed to do so all three times, causing him to strike out.

The first time he had a chance to strike, he ignored the ball because he thought he was too good to strike first try. Casey shouldn't have let the first go by because he only gets three chances.When the first ball went by Casey said "That ain't my style".

Casey ignored the ball the second time as well. Casey only has one chance left, and because Casey thinks he is perfect he let the second ball go by. When they said strike two, someone yelled "kill the umpire!".

Casey's third and final chance ended in failure. They swung the ball, Casey attempted

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