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.
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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The trick is growing up without growing old.
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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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Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.
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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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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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You gotta lose ’em some of the time. When you do, lose ’em right.
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Everybody line up alphabetically according to your height.
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I don’t know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.
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Two hundred million Americans, and there ain’t two good catchers among ’em.
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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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Been in this game one-hundred years, but I see new ways to lose ’em I never knew existed before.
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There are three things you can do in a baseball game. You can win, or you can lose, or it can rain.
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If you’re so smart, let’s see you get out of the Army.
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It’s wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn’t used to like.
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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 have to have a catcher because if you don’t you’re likely to have a lot of passed balls.
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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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Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?
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Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.
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Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.
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I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
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The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off you when you are looking for… reasons to explain your unhappiness or frustration.
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All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.
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The Yankees don’t pay me to win every day, just two out of three.
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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 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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