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 STENGELThe team has come along slow but fast.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.
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They say some of my stars drink whiskey, but I have found that ones who drink milkshakes don’t win many ball games.
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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 trick is growing up without growing old.
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Don’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking.
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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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All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.
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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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I’ve tried to give a dollar and 25 cents in work for every dollar paid me.
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Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.
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If you’re so smart, let’s see you get out of the Army.
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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 Yankees don’t pay me to win every day, just two out of three.
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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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You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living.
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