Never make predictions, especially about the future.
CASEY STENGELDon’t cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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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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I broke in with four hits, and the writers promptly declared they had seen the new Ty Cobb. I
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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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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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Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.
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Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.
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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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There comes a time in every man’s life, and I’ve had plenty of them.
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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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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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I feel greatly honored to have a ballpark named after me, especially since I’ve been thrown out of so many.
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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 trick is growing up without growing old.
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If you’re playing baseball and thinking about managing, you’re crazy. You’d be better off thinking about being an owner.
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