I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
CASEY STENGELYou can’t go out to the mound hobbling and take a pitcher out with a cane.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.
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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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Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.
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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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Everybody line up alphabetically according to your height.
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Don’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking.
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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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Son, we’d like to keep you around this season but we’re going to try and win a pennant.
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There comes a time in every man’s life, and I’ve had plenty of them.
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Most ball games are lost, not won.
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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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It’s wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn’t used to like.
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The trick is growing up without growing old.
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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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Oldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they’re successful.
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