Son, we'd like to keep you around this season but we're going to try and win a pennant.

Quote by Casey Stengel

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I came in here and a fella asked me to have a drink. I said...

I came in here and a fella asked me to have a drink. I said...

See that fella over there? He's 20 years old. In 10 years, he's got a...

See that fella over there? He's 20 years old. In 10 years, he's got a...

I want to thank my parents for letting me play baseball. I'm thankful I had...

I want to thank my parents for letting me play baseball. I'm thankful I had...

The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away...

The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away...

The trouble is not that players have sex the night before a game. It's that...

The trouble is not that players have sex the night before a game. It's that...

They say some of my stars drink whiskey, but I have found that ones who...

They say some of my stars drink whiskey, but I have found that ones who...

If you're playing baseball and thinking about managing, you're crazy. You'd be better off thinking...

If you're playing baseball and thinking about managing, you're crazy. You'd be better off thinking...

Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.

Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.

I got players with bad watches - they can't tell midnight from noon.

I got players with bad watches - they can't tell midnight from noon.

They say some of my stars drink whiskey. But I have found that the ones...

They say some of my stars drink whiskey. But I have found that the ones...

I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.

I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.

The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away...

The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away...

You gotta learn that if you don't get it by midnight, chances are you ain't...

You gotta learn that if you don't get it by midnight, chances are you ain't...

I don't like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three.

I don't like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three.

Baseball is very big at the present time. This makes me think baseball will live...

Baseball is very big at the present time. This makes me think baseball will live...

There comes a time in every man's life, and I've had plenty of them.

There comes a time in every man's life, and I've had plenty of them.

Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.

Managing is getting paid for home runs that someone else hits.

I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.

I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.

The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away...

The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away...

I don't know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.

I don't know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball.