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.
CASEY STENGELThe trick is growing up without growing old.
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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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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 can’t go out to the mound hobbling and take a pitcher out with a cane.
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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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I got players with bad watches – they can’t tell midnight from noon.
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Everybody line up alphabetically according to your height.
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Without losers, where would the winners be?
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You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living.
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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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The team has come along slow but fast.
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Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.
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The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.
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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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You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.
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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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