Been in this game one-hundred years, but I see new ways to lose ’em I never knew existed before.
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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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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I’ve tried to give a dollar and 25 cents in work for every dollar paid me.
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The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven’t made up their minds.
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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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Without losers, where would the winners be?
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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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Never make predictions, especially about the future.
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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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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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I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
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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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You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.
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It’s wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn’t used to like.
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Most ball games are lost, not won.
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If you’re so smart, let’s see you get out of the Army.
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