You have to have a catcher because if you don’t you’re likely to have a lot of passed balls.
CASEY STENGELThey say some of my stars drink whiskey, but I have found that ones who drink milkshakes don’t win many ball games.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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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.
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Don’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking.
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Most ball games are lost, not won.
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Don’t cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.
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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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You gotta lose ’em some of the time. When you do, lose ’em right.
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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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You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living.
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The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.
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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 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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I don’t like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three.
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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.
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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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No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball.
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