It’s wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn’t used to like.
CASEY STENGELThey 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.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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I don’t like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three.
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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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I got players with bad watches – they can’t tell midnight from noon.
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The trick is growing up without growing old.
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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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Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.
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The team has come along slow but fast.
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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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You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living.
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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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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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If you’re so smart, let’s see you get out of the Army.
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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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Without losers, where would the winners be?
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Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.
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