Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.
CASEY STENGELIf 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.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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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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I don’t know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.
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All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.
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Everybody line up alphabetically according to your height.
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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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Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.
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Never make predictions, especially about the future.
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I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
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I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
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The Yankees don’t pay me to win every day, just two out of three.
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The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.
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The trick is growing up without growing old.
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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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Don’t cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.
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If you’re so smart, let’s see you get out of the Army.
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