Casey Stengel Quotes

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Casey Stengel

Profession : Baseball Player

Birth : July 30, 1890

Son, we'd like to keep you around this season but we're going to try and win a pennant.

Casey Stengel

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.

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Don't cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.

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Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.

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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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Two hundred million Americans, and there ain't two good catchers among 'em.

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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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Don't drink in the hotel bar, that's where I do my drinking.

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I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.

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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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The Yankees don't pay me to win every day, just two out of three.

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I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.

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I was a left-handed dentist who made people cry.

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You gotta lose 'em some of the time. When you do, lose 'em right.

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It's wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn't used to like.

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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 got players with bad watches - they can't tell midnight from noon.

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I don't know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.

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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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You can't go out to the mound hobbling and take a pitcher out with a cane.

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