Baseball Quote of the Day - Search Page

Search or find what you thought you lost

215 quotes found searching on Position: Manager

Well, I made up my mind, but I made it up both ways.

When asked at the end of the 1960 season if he would quit if his Yankees would be beaten by Pittsburgh in the World Series

Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel
New York Yankees
Manager
HOF 1966

If I had a gun, I would have shot the little pest a hundred times. Every time we played against Newark they murdered us.

As manager of Class AAA Buffalo, speaking about Yogi Berra when he was playing in the minors

Stanley Raymond "Bucky" Harris
Washington Senators
Manager

Do you think I can manage? I have all the credentials, you know. I can really run a game, run a team. I'll do it some day. You'll see.

When he was 21 years old and had just arrived in New York

Spring, 1950
Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin
New York Yankees
Manager

Why shouldn't he break Ruth's record? He's got more power than Stalin.

Speaking speculatively about Roger Maris after the 1960 season

Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel
New York Yankees
Manager
HOF 1966

We're still a fraud.

When managing the Mets after their historically hideous inaugural season in 1962, after losing their opening game of the 1963 season to the Cardinals, 8-0

Note: Earlier, the Mets had announced that they were calling up their three best minor league pitchers of the previous year -- Larry Bearnarth (2-13 with Syracuse), Tom Belcher (1-12 with Syracuse) and Grover Powell (4-12 with Auburn and Syracuse)

Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel
New York Yankees
Manager
HOF 1966

When you're wild, aim for the middle of the plate because since you're wild, it won't go where you want it. The ball will hit the corners, which is what you really want.

Advice to pitchers, his so-called "unfavorable chance deviation theory"

David Allen "Davey" Johnson
Los Angeles Dodgers
Manager

Every time Phil (Niekro) pitches, (catcher Bob) Uecker is the one who needs four days' rest.

When he was Vice President of the Braves, referencing the difficulty in catching Niekro's knuckleball

Paul Rapier Richards
Baltimore Orioles
Manager

What are we out at the ballpark for, except to win?

Leo Ernest "The Lip" Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Manager
HOF 1994

When he hit that first ball, I wish you were in the dugout. For him to get off to that kind of start is a fairy tale.

As manager of the Mets in 2004, regarding Kazuo Matsui who hit his first-ever major league pitch for a home run

Art Howe
Oakland Athletics
Manager

Because there'd be two languages I couldn't speak, French and English.

On why he never visited Montreal

Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel
New York Yankees
Manager
HOF 1966

previous 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 next

Search for quotes here! You can put in multiple words, or if you want to search on a particular phrase, "wrap it in quotes".

Home Plate

If you have any suggestions or any favorite baseball quotes please drop us a note at quotes@webcircle.com