The team has come along slow but fast.
CASEY STENGELThe Yankees don’t pay me to win every day, just two out of three.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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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 got to get twenty-seven outs to win.
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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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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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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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The trick is growing up without growing old.
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You gotta lose ’em some of the time. When you do, lose ’em right.
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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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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 Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.
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Two hundred million Americans, and there ain’t two good catchers among ’em.
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I’ve tried to give a dollar and 25 cents in work for every dollar paid me.
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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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