Casey (Twilight Zone S1E35)

Casey

Background

Casey is a robot. Casey is left handed and has only been in existence for three weeks and has the physique and mind of a 22 year old.

During the events of The Twilight Zone: Season 1 Episode 35 The Mighty Casey played by Robert Sorrells

Dr. Stillman introduces himself and then Casey to McGarry. Casey shakes McGarry's hand and crushes it. McGarry sends Casey to the pitcher's mound and Casey shows off his fast, curve and slow pitches. During the first game with Casey as pitcher, he pitches against the New York Giants and wins. He continues to pitch and records shut-outs in the next two games. The Zephyrs continue to win and make it to 4th place in the standings.

During a game, Casey is hit with the ball and hospitalized. The Team Doctor examines Casey and says he is in great shape. As he is taking Casey's pulse, he becomes confused and tells McGarry and Beasley that Casey isn't alive. Dr. Stillman tells the Team Doctor and Beasley that Casey is a robot. The Team Doctor tells Beasley that he must inform the Commissioner and Beasley gets upset with McGarry for not telling him about Casey. The Commissioner reads article 6 section 2 from the baseball code which states that a team must consist of nine men and as Casey is a robot, he is suspended from playing. Dr. Stillman offers to create a heart for Casey and the Commissioner agrees to let him play if he has a heart. Casey barely arrives in time for the next game and during the game he throws easy to hit pitches and they lose the game. After the game, Casey tells an angry McGarry that now that he has a heart, he just couldn't strike the other team members out and hurt their feelings. Casey tells him that Dr. Stillman thinks he should go into social work. Casey then walks out of the room.