Casey Stengel Quotes

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• We're in such a slump that even the ones that are drinkin' aren't hittin'.
• Two hundred million Americans, and there ain't two good catchers among 'em.
• Okay everybody, line up in alphabetical order according to your height.
• They say you can't do it, but sometimes it doesn't always work.
• We was going to get you a birthday cake, but we figured you'd drop it.
• He (Mickey Mantle) should lead the league in everything. With his combination of speed and power he should win the triple batting crown every year.…
• Nobody ever had too many of them (pitchers).
• You can't go out to the mound, hobbling and take a pitcher out with a cane.
• It's wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn't used to like.
• My health is good enough about the shoulders.
• Even my players aren't players.
• You can't get into the Hall of Fame unless you limp.
• Johnny Sain don't say much, but that don't matter much, because when you're out there on the mound, you got nobody to talk to.
• I would not admire hitting against Ryne Duren, because if he ever hit you in the head you might be in the past tense.
• Left-handers have more enthusiasm for life. They sleep on the wrong side of the bed, and their head gets more stagnant on that side.
• Baseball is very big at the present time. This makes me think baseball will live longer than Casey Stengel or anybody else.
• I made up my mind, but I made it up both ways.
• I got one that can throw but can't catch, and one that can catch but can't throw, and one who can hit but can't do…
• Jerry Lumpe looks like the best hitter in the world until you put him in the lineup.
• Bobby Brown reminds me of a fellow who's been hitting for 12 years and fielding one.

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