Quotes from Casey Stengel

all right everyone, line up alphebetically according to your hight

Going to bed with a woman never hurt a ball player. It's staying up all night looking for them that does you in.

Most ball games are lost, not won.

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

The trouble with women umpires is that I couldn't argue with one. I'd put my arms around her and give her a little kiss.

I came in here and a fella asked me to have a drink. I said I don't drink. Then another fella said hear you and Joe DiMaggio aren't speaking and I said I'll take that drink.

You look up and down the bench and you have to say to yourself, 'Can't anybody here play this game?' There comes a time in every man's life and I've had plenty of them.

They say it can't be done, but sometimes that doesn't always work.

They said it couldn't be done, but sometimes it doesn't work out that way.

We was going to get you a birthday cake, but we figured you'd drop it.

See that fella over there? He's 20 years old. In 10 years, he's got a chance to be a star. Now that fella over there, he's 20 years old, too. In 10 years he's got a chance to be 30.

Managing is getting paid for home runs someone else hits.

It's wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn't used to like.

They say you can't do it, but sometimes it doesn't always work.

Never make bad predictions, especially about the futture.

How the hell should I know? Most of the people my age are dead. You could look it up.

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

All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.

I want to thank my parents for letting me play baseball. I'm thankful I had baseball knuckles and couldn't become a dentist...I got $2,100 a year when I started in the big league, and they get more money now. ...I chased the balls that Babe Ruth hit.