You can’t go out to the mound hobbling and take a pitcher out with a cane.
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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I came in here and a fella asked me to have a drink. I said I don’t drink. Then another fella said hear you and Joe DiMaggio aren’t speaking and I said I’ll take that drink.
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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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You gotta lose ’em some of the time. When you do, lose ’em right.
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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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The Yankees don’t pay me to win every day, just two out of three.
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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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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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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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Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.
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It’s wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn’t used to like.
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I got players with bad watches – they can’t tell midnight from noon.
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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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No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball.
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