A baseball manager is a necessary evil. |
Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them in the right frame of mind then the manager is a success. |
Casey knew his baseball. He only made it look like he was fooling around. He knew every move that was ever invented and some that we haven't even caught on to yet. |
Good seasons start with good beginnings. |
He can. He's 60 years old. He's in very good shape as far as we all know, and in very good health. |
I don't believe a manager ever won a pennant. Casey Stengel won all those pennants with the Yankees. How many did he win with the Boston Braves and Mets? |
I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him to Johnny Bench. |
I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him to Johnny Bench. |
I had Kirby Puckett in '88 in Japan. Kirby, I'll never forget, I asked him one day, 'Do you ever shut up?' and he said, 'No,' and I said, 'Well, keep talking.' He loved to talk. |
I only had a high school education and believe me, I had to cheat to get that. |
I understand people who boo us. It's like going to Broadway show, you pay for your tickets and expect to be entertained. When you're not, you have a right to complain. |
I've been to the Hall many times, and I have seen this exhibit, but I still get a kick out of it every time. I still don't understand how someone like me could come out of South Dakota and end up with these great men. These men are baseball. |
If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing. |
If I hear Bowie Kuhn say just once more he's doing something for the betterment of baseball, I'm going to throw-up. |
If you have to choose between power and speed and it often turns out you have to make that choice, you've got to go for speed. |