Son, we’d like to keep you around this season but we’re going to try and win a pennant.
CASEY STENGELIt’s wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn’t used to like.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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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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There are three things you can do in a baseball game. You can win, or you can lose, or it can rain.
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Everybody line up alphabetically according to your height.
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I got players with bad watches – they can’t tell midnight from noon.
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Being with a woman all night never hurt no professional baseball player. It’s staying up all night looking for a woman that does him in.
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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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I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
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The Yankees don’t pay me to win every day, just two out of three.
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I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
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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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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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It’s wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn’t used to like.
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Don’t cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.
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Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.
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