You can’t go out to the mound hobbling and take a pitcher out with a cane.
CASEY STENGELThe Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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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 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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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 don’t know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.
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Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.
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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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When 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.
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They told me my services were no longer desired because they wanted to put in a youth program as an advance way of keeping the club going. I’ll never make the mistake of being seventy again.
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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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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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You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.
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The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.
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All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.
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If you’re playing baseball and thinking about managing, you’re crazy. You’d be better off thinking about being an owner.
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