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 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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Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.
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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 was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
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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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I broke in with four hits, and the writers promptly declared they had seen the new Ty Cobb. I
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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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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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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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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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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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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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I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
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If you’re so smart, let’s see you get out of the Army.
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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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Been in this game one-hundred years, but I see new ways to lose ’em I never knew existed before.
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