<P> A baseball team from the fictional town of `` Mudville '' ( implied to be the home team ) is losing by two runs in its last inning . Both the team and its fans , a crowd of 5,000 , believe they can win if Casey , Mudville 's star player , gets to bat . However , Casey is scheduled to be the fifth batter of the inning , and the first two batters ( Cooney and Barrows ) fail to get on base . The next two batters ( Flynn and Jimmy Blake ) are perceived to be weak hitters with little chance of reaching base to allow Casey a chance to bat . </P>
<P> A baseball team from the fictional town of `` Mudville '' ( implied to be the home team ) is losing by two runs in its last inning . Both the team and its fans , a crowd of 5,000 , believe they can win if Casey , Mudville 's star player , gets to bat . However , Casey is scheduled to be the fifth batter of the inning , and the first two batters ( Cooney and Barrows ) fail to get on base . The next two batters ( Flynn and Jimmy Blake ) are perceived to be weak hitters with little chance of reaching base to allow Casey a chance to bat . </P>
where does casey at the bat take place
where does casey at the bat take place
the fictional town of `` Mudville ''
the fictional town of `` Mudville ''