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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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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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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Don’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking.
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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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Without losers, where would the winners be?
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The 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.
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The Yankees don’t pay me to win every day, just two out of three.
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I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
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You gotta lose ’em some of the time. When you do, lose ’em right.
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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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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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I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
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The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.
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Never make predictions, especially about the future.
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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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