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

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Casey Stengel
Age: 85 †
Born: 1890
Born: July 30
Died: 1975
Died: September 29
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All I ask is that you bust your heiny on that field.
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When you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you're older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out.
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I would not admire hitting against Ryne Duren, because if he ever hit you in the head you might be in the past tense.
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