The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven't made up their minds.

Quote by Casey Stengel

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There are three things you can do in a baseball game. You can win, or...

There are three things you can do in a baseball game. You can win, or...

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...

Well, that's baseball. Rags to riches one day and riches to rags the next. But...

Well, that's baseball. Rags to riches one day and riches to rags the next. But...

They say he's [Yogi Berra] funny. Well, he has a lovely wife and family, a...

They say he's [Yogi Berra] funny. Well, he has a lovely wife and family, a...

The team has come along slow but fast.

The team has come along slow but fast.

Most games are lost, not won.

Most games are lost, not won.

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.

You have to have a catcher because if you don't you're likely to have a...

You have to have a catcher because if you don't you're likely to have a...

Two hundred million Americans, and there ain't two good catchers among 'em.

Two hundred million Americans, and there ain't two good catchers among 'em.

The way our luck has been lately, our fellas have been getting hurt on their...

The way our luck has been lately, our fellas have been getting hurt on their...

Old timers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them,...

Old timers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them,...

You gotta lose 'em some of the time. When you do, lose 'em right.

You gotta lose 'em some of the time. When you do, lose 'em right.

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...

They say Yogi Berra is funny. Well, he has a lovely wife and family, a...

They say Yogi Berra is funny. Well, he has a lovely wife and family, a...

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...

You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.

You got to get twenty-seven outs to win.

The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.

The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.

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...

If I hear Bowie Kuhn say just once more he's doing something for the betterment...

If I hear Bowie Kuhn say just once more he's doing something for the betterment...

...the ending's gonna be great. That's what I'm convinced of.

...the ending's gonna be great. That's what I'm convinced of.

So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to...

So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to...

Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick...

Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick...