No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball.
CASEY STENGELIt’s wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn’t used to like.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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The team has come along slow but fast.
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Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.
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You gotta lose ’em some of the time. When you do, lose ’em right.
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The Yankees don’t pay me to win every day, just two out of three.
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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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I broke in with four hits, and the writers promptly declared they had seen the new Ty Cobb. I
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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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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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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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Don’t cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.
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Most ball games are lost, not won.
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The trick is growing up without growing old.
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I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
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All right everyone, 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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