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.
CASEY STENGELI was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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They say some of my stars drink whiskey, but I have found that ones who drink milkshakes don’t win many ball games.
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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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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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Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.
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Being with a woman all night never hurt no professional baseball player. It’s staying up all night looking for a woman that does him in.
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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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No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball.
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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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I’ve tried to give a dollar and 25 cents in work for every dollar paid me.
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The trouble is not that players have sex the night before a game. It’s that they stay out all night looking for it.
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Without losers, where would the winners be?
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You have to have a catcher because if you don’t you’re likely to have a lot of passed balls.
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I got players with bad watches – they can’t tell midnight from noon.
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The Yankees don’t pay me to win every day, just two out of three.
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There comes a time in every man’s life, and I’ve had plenty of them.
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