Been in this game one-hundred years, but I see new ways to lose ’em I never knew existed before.
CASEY STENGELThe team has come along slow but fast.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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You can’t go out to the mound hobbling and take a pitcher out with a cane.
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I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
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Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.
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Without losers, where would the winners be?
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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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You gotta lose ’em some of the time. When you do, lose ’em right.
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I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
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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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I broke in with four hits, and the writers promptly declared they had seen the new Ty Cobb. I
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Don’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking.
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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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The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.
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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 say Yogi Berra is funny. Well, he has a lovely wife and family, a beautiful home, money in the bank, and he plays golf with millionaires. What’s funny about that?
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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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