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Amazing strength, amazing power - he (Ron Swoboda) can grind the dust out of the bat. He will be great, super even wonderful. Now, if he can only learn to catch a fly ball.

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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
Great
Ball
Even
Dust
Balls
Amazing
Strength
Grind
Wonderful
Bats
Learn
Super
Power
Catch

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Even my players aren't players.
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I couldn't have done it without my players.
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Mr. that boy couldn't hit the ground if he fell out of an airplane.
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I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.
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