I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
CASEY STENGELI was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.
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You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.
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All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.
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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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They told me my services were no longer desired because they wanted to put in a youth program as an advance way of keeping the club going. I’ll never make the mistake of being seventy again.
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The team has come along slow but fast.
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No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball.
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You gotta learn that if you don’t get it by midnight, chances are you ain’t gonna get it, and if you do, it ain’t worth it.
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The trouble with women umpires is that I couldn’t argue with one. I’d put my arms around her and give her a little kiss.
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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 trouble is not that players have sex the night before a game. It’s that they stay out all night looking for it.
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I broke in with four hits, and the writers promptly declared they had seen the new Ty Cobb. I
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Don’t cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.
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If you’re playing baseball and thinking about managing, you’re crazy. You’d be better off thinking about being an owner.
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The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off you when you are looking for… reasons to explain your unhappiness or frustration.
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