A biography for Casey Stengelhasn’t been written yet.
“Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.”
“The Yankees don't pay me to win every day, just two out of three.”
“All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.”
“I got players with bad watches - they can't tell midnight from noon.”
“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.”
“I don't know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.”
“There comes a time in every man's life, and I've had plenty of them.”
“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.”
“The team has come along slow but fast.”
“The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.”
“Been in this game one-hundred years, but I see new ways to lose 'em I never knew existed before.”
“I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.”
“It's wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn't used to like.”
“There are three things you can do in a baseball game. You can win, or you can lose, or it can rain.”