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 More Quotes by Casey Stengel More Quotes From Casey Stengel See that fella over there? He's 20 years old. In 10 years, he's got a chance to be a star. Now that fella over there, he's 20 years old, too. In 10 years he's got a chance to be 30. Casey Stengel yankeesstarsyears All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height. Casey Stengel laughterwittyfunny 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 baseballsuccesssports The only thing worse than a Mets game is a Mets doubleheader. Casey Stengel metsbaseballgames 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. Casey Stengel baseballmotivationalbirthday Well, the fella I got on there is hitting pretty good and I know he can make that throw, and if he don't make it that other fella I got coming has shown me a lot, and if he can't I have my guy and I know what he can do. On the other hand, the guy's not around now. And, well, this guy may be able to do it against left-handers if my guy ain't strong enough. I know one of my guys is gonna do it. Casey Stengel yankeesstronghands The trouble is not that players have sex the night before a game. It's that they stay out all night looking for it. Casey Stengel playerbaseballsex Sometimes it's easier to understand things than it is to figure them out Casey Stengel easierfiguressometimes You look up and down the bench and you have to say to yourself, 'Can't anybody here play this game?' There comes a time in every man's life and I've had plenty of them. Casey Stengel baseballgamesmen Now there's three things you can do in a baseball game: You can win or you can lose or it can rain. Casey Stengel baseballrainsports 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 starsdrinkingwinning Most people my age are dead at the present time and you can look it up. Casey Stengel yankeesagepeople Gettin' good players is easy. Gettin' 'em to play together is the hard part. Casey Stengel playerteamworksports Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa. Casey Stengel vicesbaseballsports All that analysis is well and good, but what I need right now is a left-handed batter who can hit the ball over the shortstop's head. Casey Stengel ballsanalysisneeds No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball. Casey Stengel baseballhotsports Most ball games are lost, not won. Casey Stengel lost-friendshipgamessports 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 Stengel clubsmistakesports They say it can't be done, but sometimes that doesn't always work. Casey Stengel accomplishdonesometimes I was once asked what it takes to be a great manager...my response? Great players. Casey Stengel responsegreat-menplayer
