The New York baseball world has been chock-full of colorful characters. Some spoke their own language, some mastered the art of the hot foot and one liked to sit in birthday cakes. But all of them were just a little different. Here's a list of some famous flakes of New York. Casey Stengel: The original New York flake, the Ol' Perfesser played for two NY teams (Dodgers, Giants) and managed three (Dodgers, Yankees, Mets). He spoke his own language that was so unique it had its own name?'Stengelese.' As a manager, he couldn't keep his own players straight. And once as a player, he stepped up to home plate and tipped his hat to the crowd, freeing a bird that was perched on his head, hiding under his cap. Tug McGraw: The Mets most lovable free spirit was the consummate flaky left-handed relief pitcher. Tug pitched for the Amazin's from 1965