I broke in with four hits, and the writers promptly declared they had seen the new Ty Cobb. I
CASEY STENGELIf 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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Son, we’d like to keep you around this season but we’re going to try and win a pennant.
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The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.
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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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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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You gotta lose ’em some of the time. When you do, lose ’em right.
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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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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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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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Oldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they’re successful.
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I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
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The trick is growing up without growing old.
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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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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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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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Most ball games are lost, not won.
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