They say Yogi Berra is funny. Well, he has a lovely wife and family, a beautiful home, money in the bank, and he plays golf with millionaires. What’s funny about that?
CASEY STENGELBeen in this game one-hundred years, but I see new ways to lose ’em I never knew existed before.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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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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Two hundred million Americans, and there ain’t two good catchers among ’em.
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All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.
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The Yankees don’t pay me to win every day, just two out of three.
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You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.
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Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.
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When you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you’re older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out.
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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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I was a left-handed dentist who made people cry.
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Don’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking.
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Don’t cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.
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All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you.
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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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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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