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.
CASEY STENGELIf you’re so smart, let’s see you get out of the Army.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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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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You can’t go out to the mound hobbling and take a pitcher out with a cane.
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Without losers, where would the winners be?
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I don’t know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.
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I feel greatly honored to have a ballpark named after me, especially since I’ve been thrown out of so many.
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Don’t cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.
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Oldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they’re successful.
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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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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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I broke in with four hits, and the writers promptly declared they had seen the new Ty Cobb. I
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You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.
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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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You gotta lose ’em some of the time. When you do, lose ’em right.
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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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The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven’t made up their minds.
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