Casey Stengel’s New York Baseball Legacy
Casey Stengel piloted so many of the great New York Yankees teams up in the Bronx. But he didn't always wear the Yankee pinstripes. He also played for the New…
Casey Stengel: A Legend’s Journey
Casey Stengel piloted the New York Yankees to ten pennants and seven World Series championships in the years 1949 to 1960. But much earlier he also was good enough to…
Casey Stengel: The Cagey Old Philosopher
From the cagey old philosopher Casey Stengel, once of the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Mets, and as the great manager of the New York Yankees: "Most ball games are lost,…
Hall of Fame Manager, Casey Stengel
When the Hall of Fame manager of the New York Yankees, Casey Stengel, died, the great writer for the Los Angeles Times, Jim Murray, wrote, "God is certainly getting an…
Casey Stengel: The Most Colorful Manager in Baseball History
Maybe the most colorful manager in baseball history was Casey Stengel. But he was also a great manager. Both the New York Yankees and the New York Mets retired his…
Predicting Gil Hodges success
On May 22, 1963 Gil Hodges was named manager of the Washington Senators. Those who knew him well predicted success. “I roomed with him for six years,” said Dodger pitcher…
Casey Stengel: Both a Winner & a Colorful Philosopher
New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel was both a winner, and a colorful philosopher. One of his many observations: "The trouble is not that players have sex the night before…