Ned Yost
Ned Yost
Edgar Frederick "Ned" Yost IIIis a former Major League Baseball catcher and current manager of the Kansas City Royals. He previously managed the Milwaukee Brewers, and played for the Brewers, Texas Rangers, and Montreal Expos...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth19 August 1955
CityEureka, CA
certain cut everybody game goes knowing player tradition type
Not everybody is cut out to be a Cardinal. There's a certain standard, a certain type of player you have to be if you're going to play on that team. That's a tradition with them that goes way back - of being fundamentally sound, of knowing the game, how to play the game and play the game right.
breaking debut good great
It was a good debut all around. He has good stuff. He had a great breaking ball.
worthwhile
It's not going to be easy. And nothing worthwhile is easy.
bat concern swinging
It's not a concern to me. I hadn't even thought about it. Jenkins is swinging the bat OK.
everybody settle younger
Everybody was a little off today, command-wise. Especially for the younger kids, there's always some jitters. They'll settle down.
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The average person probably doesn't understand what he has done and the accomplishments he's achieved, ... To win 14 consecutive years, it's like Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak - it's a record that never will be broken. He has done it with tremendous turnover in roster. He has done it under difficult circumstances. He has done it with rookies. He has done it with veterans. He just does it year after year after year.
backed cautious
It's more precautionary than anything. I don't think it's anything major. They've backed off a little bit. They're just being real cautious with him.
great job reward
It's more of a reward to him for doing such a great job down there.
battling character kept last shows until
It shows the character of our club. We kept battling until the last out.
guys hard second short third
It's hard to find guys who can play second, third and short. You can find guys who can play second and third, or short and second, but it's hard to find all three.
guys hard third
It's hard to find guys that can play second, third and short,
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It's hard when you're going to take the best 30 players out of the United States. It's a tough task. It doesn't motivate us. We have good players. We have confidence in what we're trying to do. We don't need that to motivate us.
baseball focused gotten playing ready win
It's been a lot different. In years past, we focused on playing baseball games. From Day 1 (this year), we've gotten ready to win baseball games. We've focused more on little things, fundamental things.
hard mac trying
It's hard to do what Mac was trying to do,