Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?
CASEY STENGELIf you’re playing baseball and thinking about managing, you’re crazy. You’d be better off thinking about being an owner.
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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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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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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I don’t know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.
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All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.
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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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The team has come along slow but fast.
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You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living.
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You have to have a catcher because if you don’t you’re likely to have a lot of passed balls.
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Don’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking.
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Most ball games are lost, not won.
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Being with a woman all night never hurt no professional baseball player. It’s staying up all night looking for a woman that does him in.
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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?
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Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.
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I’ve tried to give a dollar and 25 cents in work for every dollar paid me.
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