I feel greatly honored to have a ballpark named after me, especially since I’ve been thrown out of so many.
CASEY STENGELTwo hundred million Americans, and there ain’t two good catchers among ’em.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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I don’t like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three.
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Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.
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If I’ve got a good pinch-hitter, I hate to have him stay on the bench with men on the bases in an early inning. He may end the game right there.
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Without losers, where would the winners be?
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I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
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You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.
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If we’re going to win the pennant, we’ve got to start thinking we’re not as good as we think we are.
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Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.
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The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.
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Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?
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The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven’t made up their minds.
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There are three things you can do in a baseball game. You can win, or you can lose, or it can rain.
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The trick is growing up without growing old.
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Son, we’d like to keep you around this season but we’re going to try and win a pennant.
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The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.
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