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.
CASEY STENGELI 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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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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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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The trick is growing up without growing old.
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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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When you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you’re older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out.
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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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If you’re so smart, let’s see you get out of the Army.
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There comes a time in every man’s life, and I’ve had plenty of them.
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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 got players with bad watches – they can’t tell midnight from noon.
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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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It’s wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn’t used to like.
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I don’t know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.
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I was a left-handed dentist who made people cry.
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Two hundred million Americans, and there ain’t two good catchers among ’em.
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You have to have a catcher because if you don’t you’re likely to have a lot of passed balls.
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The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off you when you are looking for… reasons to explain your unhappiness or frustration.
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The team has come along slow but fast.
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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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You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.
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Don’t cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.
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Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.
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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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No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball.
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Without losers, where would the winners be?
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