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.
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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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 know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.
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You gotta lose ’em some of the time. When you do, lose ’em right.
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Two hundred million Americans, and there ain’t two good catchers among ’em.
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Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?
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You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.
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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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The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.
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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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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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I got players with bad watches – they can’t tell midnight from noon.
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I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
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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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Been in this game one-hundred years, but I see new ways to lose ’em I never knew existed before.
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