They told me my services were no longer desired because they wanted to put in a youth program as an advance way of keeping the club going. I’ll never make the mistake of being seventy again.
CASEY STENGELThey 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?
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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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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You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.
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Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.
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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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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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I was a left-handed dentist who made people cry.
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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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The team has come along slow but fast.
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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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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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Son, we’d like to keep you around this season but we’re going to try and win a pennant.
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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 feel greatly honored to have a ballpark named after me, especially since I’ve been thrown out of so many.
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Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.
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