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Famous Casey Stengel Quotes
“Mr. that boy couldn't hit the ground if he fell out of an airplane.”
“I don't like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three.”
“The way our luck has been lately, our fellas have been getting hurt on their days off.”
“Mantle had more ability than any player I ever had on that club.”
“Take everything you can get over in center. The Dago's heel is hurting pretty bad.”
“No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball.”
“Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.”
“Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.”
“You have to have a catcher because if you don't you're likely to have a lot of passed balls.”
“I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.”
“Son, we'd like to keep you around this season but we're going to try and win a pennant.”
“Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.”
“Been in this game one-hundred years, but I see new ways to lose 'em I never knew existed before.”
“Don't drink in the hotel bar, that's where I do my drinking.”
“I don't know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.”
“I got players with bad watches - they can't tell midnight from noon.”
“The only thing worse than a Mets game is a Mets doubleheader.”
“Two hundred million Americans, and there ain't two good catchers among 'em.”
“We was going to get you a birthday cake, but we figured you'd drop it.”
“You can't go out to the mound, hobbling and take a pitcher out with a cane.”