Charles Dillon (Casey) Stengel was a mediocre ballplayer, but a great manager, winning an unconscionable number of World Series titles with the New York Yankees.

"I couldn'ta done it without my players," said Ol' Case.

Such a great doubletalker was he that he even baffled Congress when called to testify.

The Yankees fired him after he turned 70. Casey said, "I'll never make the mistake of bein' 70 again."

When the New York Mets were created, the owners knew the team was going to be awful, so they hired Casey to manage, a great PR move. The Ol' Perfesser would moan, "Can't anybody here play this game?" as the Mets lost again and again.

At the time of his death he was the most beloved man in baseball...