The Yankees don’t pay me to win every day, just two out of three.
CASEY STENGELWhen you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you’re older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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You gotta lose ’em some of the time. When you do, lose ’em right.
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Most ball games are lost, not won.
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Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.
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The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.
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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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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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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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I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
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The trouble is not that players have sex the night before a game. It’s that they stay out all night looking for it.
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You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.
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Son, we’d like to keep you around this season but we’re going to try and win a pennant.
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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 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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I was a left-handed dentist who made people cry.
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