You can’t go out to the mound hobbling and take a pitcher out with a cane.
CASEY STENGELYou have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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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 don’t know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.
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You gotta lose ’em some of the time. When you do, lose ’em right.
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The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.
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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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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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No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball.
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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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Don’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking.
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Been in this game one-hundred years, but I see new ways to lose ’em I never knew existed before.
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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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It’s wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn’t used to like.
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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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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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I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
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