If I’ve got a good pinch-hitter, I hate to have him stay on the bench with men on the bases in an early inning. He may end the game right there. CASEY STENGEL BaseBenchEarlyEndGameGoodGotHateHiterInningMenPinchRightStay
Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story. CASEY STENGEL AnotherEasyFindGetGoodPlayerStoryTeam
Never make predictions, especially about the future. CASEY STENGEL Especially RegardingFutureMakeneverPrediction
No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball. CASEY STENGEL BaseballElseHitHomeNoPaidPitcherRunSomeone
Everybody line up alphabetically according to your height. CASEY STENGEL AccordingAlphabeticallyEverybodyHeightLineUp
I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill. CASEY STENGEL BallGamePlayerSkillSuccessful
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. CASEY STENGEL BaseballHurtLookNightPlayerProfessionalStayWoman
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. CASEY STENGEL ArgueArmKissLittleOnePutTroubleUmpireWomen
The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided. CASEY STENGEL AwayBeingGoodHateKeepKeyManagerPeopleStillUndecided
You gotta lose ’em some of the time. When you do, lose ’em right. CASEY STENGEL GottaLoseRightSomeTimeYou
Son, we’d like to keep you around this season but we’re going to try and win a pennant. CASEY STENGEL AroundGoKeepLikePennantSeasonSonTryWinYou
Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you? CASEY STENGEL AgeBornGuyLikeManagePlaySeventySitSuggestSureThinkTry
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. CASEY STENGEL AwayFiveGuyHateKeepMadeManageMindSecretSuccessfulUp
Don’t drink in the hotel bar, that’s where I do my drinking. CASEY STENGEL BarDrinkDrinkingHotelI DoMyWhere
There are three things you can do in a baseball game. You can win, or you can lose, or it can rain. CASEY STENGEL BaseballDoGameLoseRainThree ThingWin
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. CASEY STENGEL AnotherBlameChangeFaultHowMatterMuchRegardlessTimeWaste
The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off you when you are looking for… reasons to explain your unhappiness or frustration. CASEY STENGEL BlameFocusFrustrationKeepLookOnlyRegardlessThingUnhappinessWhen
They say some of my stars drink whiskey, but I have found that ones who drink milkshakes don’t win many ball games. CASEY STENGEL BallDrinkFoundGameManyMilkshakeOneSaySomeStarWhiskey
All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height. CASEY STENGEL AccordingAllAlphabeticsEveryoneHeightRight
If we’re going to win the pennant, we’ve got to start thinking we’re not as good as we think we are. CASEY STENGEL GoGoodPennantStartThinkWin
Two hundred million Americans, and there ain’t two good catchers among ’em. CASEY STENGEL AmongCatchCountryGoodHundredMillionThemTwo
I don’t like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three. CASEY STENGEL DriveFellasLetLikeRunThemThreeTwo
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. CASEY STENGEL ChanceGetGottaLearnMidnightWorth
