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

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Casey Stengel
Age: 85 †
Born: 1890
Born: July 30
Died: 1975
Died: September 29
Baseball Manager
Baseball Player
Kansas City
Missouri
Charles Dillon Casey Stengel
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I might have been able to make it as a pitcher except for one thing: I had a rather awkward motion and every time I brought my left arm forward I hit myself in the ear.
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Without losers, where would the winners be?
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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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No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball.
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Two hundred million Americans, and there ain't two good catchers among 'em.
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Don't cut my throat, I may want to do that later myself.
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Don't cut off your nose yourself.
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I couldn't have done it without my players.
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