Another Stengel story that I heard years ago was in reference to his first year
with the Mets ( I'm not sure if I got all the details exactly correct ).
Anyhow, Casey Stengel was talking with a few reporters during Spring training
about some of his young ball players. Casey said, " That fellow over there is 19
years old. In 5 years, he's got a great chance to be an All Star. Now, that
fellow over there is also 19 years old. In 5 years, he's got a great chance of
being 24 years old. "
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