I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
CASEY STENGELMost ball games are lost, not won.
More Casey Stengel Quotes
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You can’t go out to the mound hobbling and take a pitcher out with a cane.
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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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The trouble is not that players have sex the night before a game. It’s that they stay out all night looking for it.
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It’s wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn’t used to like.
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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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I don’t like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three.
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Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.
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I was a left-handed dentist who made people cry.
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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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I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
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If you’re so smart, let’s see you get out of the Army.
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Never make predictions, especially about the future.
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Two hundred million Americans, and there ain’t two good catchers among ’em.
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Everybody line up alphabetically according to your height.
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Been in this game one-hundred years, but I see new ways to lose ’em I never knew existed before.
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