The National Pastime Museum commissioned Gary Taxali for three pieces in their permanent art collection. The "Casey at the Bat" series is a Victorian team composite of the Mudville 9 ball club (22x24 inches), joining the museum's tradition of commissioning legendary artists including Kadir Nelson and Graig Kreindler to interpret Ernest Thayer's iconic 1888 poem. Taxali also created Hall of Fame illustrations of Tris Speaker and Grover Cleveland Alexander (12x18 inches), and "The Slide", a bronze sculpture.