I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
CASEY STENGELThere comes a time in every man’s life, and I’ve had plenty of them.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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Never make predictions, especially about the future.
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I was a left-handed dentist who made people cry.
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Most ball games are lost, not won.
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Two hundred million Americans, and there ain’t two good catchers among ’em.
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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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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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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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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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I broke in with four hits, and the writers promptly declared they had seen the new Ty Cobb. I
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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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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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Everybody line up alphabetically according to your height.
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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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I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
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Don’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking.
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