I broke in with four hits, and the writers promptly declared they had seen the new Ty Cobb. I
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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Oldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they’re successful.
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You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.
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Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.
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Without losers, where would the winners be?
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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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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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No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball.
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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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There comes a time in every man’s life, and I’ve had plenty of them.
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If we’re going to win the pennant, we’ve got to start thinking we’re not as good as we think we are.
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The Yankees don’t pay me to win every day, just two out of three.
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The team has come along slow but fast.
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I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
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Two hundred million Americans, and there ain’t two good catchers among ’em.
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You gotta lose ’em some of the time. When you do, lose ’em right.
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