Casey Stengel Quote by Casey Stengel

“I play my position, heart held behind my back-- I'm the pitcher.. sometimes I throw them no hitters..”

— Shanica Stewart

You have to draft a catcher, because if you don't have one, the pitch will roll all the way back to the screen.

— Casey Stengel

“Plea to the early 1960's NY Mets. "Can't anyone here play this game?”

— Casey Stengel

“The Mets have heart and character, and I need a man who can root for the underdog. I refuse to sleep with a Yankees…

— Jennifer Probst

“A good catcher is, shall we say, a dime a dozen, but a great catcher is worth her weight in gold. A great catcher…

— Jim Bain

A catcher must want to catch. He must make up his mind that it isn't the terrible job it is painted, and that he…

— Bill Dickey

That whole thing about, 'Hey, ex-catchers are the best managers.' Listen, pitching coaches have some brains, too. Sometimes they're not all there, but sometimes…

— Don Cooper

He foresaw the platooning that managers like Casey Stengel used years before it happened. He told me I had to be a switch-hitter if…

— Mickey Mantle

“Baseball really is a glorified game of throw and catch. And if you don’t have guys who throw it really well, you can’t compete…

— Tucker Elliot

“While I’m no Major League Baseball prospect, I have thrown a few no-hitters in my day. And not only were there no hitters, there…

— Jarod Kintz

I knew that the Mets had never had a no-hitter. I never had one. This is very special. I knew this means a lot…

— Johan Santana

I don't really look at the catcher at all. I think you steal bases off the pitcher.

— Trea Turner