The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.
CASEY STENGELYou have to have a catcher because if you don’t you’re likely to have a lot of passed balls.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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Without losers, where would the winners be?
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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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Don’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking.
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I don’t know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.
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I came in here and a fella asked me to have a drink. I said I don’t drink. Then another fella said hear you and Joe DiMaggio aren’t speaking and I said I’ll take that drink.
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Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.
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If you’re so smart, let’s see you get out of the Army.
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Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.
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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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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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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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Two hundred million Americans, and there ain’t two good catchers among ’em.
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Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.
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You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.
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