Don’t cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.
CASEY STENGELThe key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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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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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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It’s wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn’t used to like.
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Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.
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I don’t like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three.
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You gotta lose ’em some of the time. When you do, lose ’em right.
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I got players with bad watches – they can’t tell midnight from noon.
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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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Oldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they’re successful.
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Don’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking.
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The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.
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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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When you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you’re older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out.
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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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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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