I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
CASEY STENGELYou 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.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
-
-
I got players with bad watches – they can’t tell midnight from noon.
CASEY STENGEL -
The Yankees don’t pay me to win every day, just two out of three.
CASEY STENGEL -
They say some of my stars drink whiskey, but I have found that ones who drink milkshakes don’t win many ball games.
CASEY STENGEL -
I came in here and a fella asked me to have a drink. I said I don’t drink. Then another fella said hear you and Joe DiMaggio aren’t speaking and I said I’ll take that drink.
CASEY STENGEL -
I was a left-handed dentist who made people cry.
CASEY STENGEL -
If you’re so smart, let’s see you get out of the Army.
CASEY STENGEL -
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 STENGEL -
Don’t cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.
CASEY STENGEL -
Two hundred million Americans, and there ain’t two good catchers among ’em.
CASEY STENGEL -
All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.
CASEY STENGEL -
The team has come along slow but fast.
CASEY STENGEL -
You have to have a catcher because if you don’t you’re likely to have a lot of passed balls.
CASEY STENGEL -
Oldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they’re successful.
CASEY STENGEL -
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 STENGEL -
Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.
CASEY STENGEL