If you’re playing baseball and thinking about managing, you’re crazy. You’d be better off thinking about being an owner.
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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It’s wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn’t used to like.
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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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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 was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
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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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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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You can’t go out to the mound hobbling and take a pitcher out with a cane.
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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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Everybody line up alphabetically according to your height.
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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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You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.
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Don’t cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.
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Never make predictions, especially about the future.
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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 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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