“I grew up in New York, and this is very sad.”
Loved Casey Stengel and Stengelese. Pure authentic baseball gibberish. At least his word salads were entertaining. Casey had the excuse of being senile and drunk. Harris is just stupid and boring.
After the season, wonder if someone will come up with a tee shirt design
It’s a pity Satchel Paige never pitched for the Yankees, because a mound meeting with Satchel, Yogi, and Casey would have been epic.
Casey was called as a witness before Congress on the antitrust exemption, and he spoke Stengelese the whole time.
The next witness was Mickey Mantle.
“Mr. Mantle, what are your views on this legislation?”
“My views are about the same as Casey’s.”