The Yankees don’t pay me to win every day, just two out of three.
CASEY STENGELThe Yankees don’t pay me to win every day, just two out of three.
CASEY STENGELIf 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 STENGELThe key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.
CASEY STENGELIt’s wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn’t used to like.
CASEY STENGELFinding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.
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.
CASEY STENGELThey say some of my stars drink whiskey, but I have found that ones who drink milkshakes don’t win many ball games.
CASEY STENGELWhen 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 STENGELDon’t cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.
CASEY STENGELI was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
CASEY STENGELDon’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking.
CASEY STENGELI was a left-handed dentist who made people cry.
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.
CASEY STENGELThe 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.
CASEY STENGELBeen in this game one-hundred years, but I see new ways to lose ’em I never knew existed before.
CASEY STENGELAbility is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.
CASEY STENGEL