600 Pound Baseball Player?

The statue titled "Mighty Casey" has been on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York since 1987.  The bronze statue, inspired by the 1888 Ernest Thayer poem "Casey at the Bat", stands nearly 7 feet tall and weighs 600 pounds.  The statue was sold at auction and was time for Casey to move on to his new home in California. 

In order to ensure Casey's safety, he was picked up from the Hall of Fame in a truck with an "air-ride" suspension and returned to our shop for construction of the crate.  The large, heavy base was encased with foam for cushioning and to prevent shifting in the crate.  We then used foam lined braces throughout the crate to hold Casey in place for his 3,000 mile journey. 

www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_at_the_Bat
www.baseballhall.org