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
carry cast feels supporting team
I think he feels like he's got a better supporting cast around him this year, and he doesn't have to carry the team on his back.
improvement mental physical side
I think his improvement has come more on the mental side than the physical side,
ability revolves rookie talent
It all revolves around talent and ability and he's got the talent. Rookie or no rookie, he can play.
feeling talk upset
It didn't take long to feel comfortable with Doug, because he's so approachable. He told me at the start, 'If you have a problem, let's talk.' If I'm upset about something and I talk to Doug, I always end up feeling better about it.
ballpark classy clean played
I thought it was beautiful. It thought it played real nice. I think it's a real classy ballpark -- a clean ballpark.
consistent played solid
We played solid and consistent baseball. That's our goal, to be consistent as we can be.
baseball consistent glaring played solid
We played solid and consistent baseball all day long. We didn't make any glaring mistakes. That's our goal, to try to be as consistent as we can be, day in and day out.
amount extended felt good turned win
You just kind of felt that. I turned around and said, 'Prince is going to win it for us right here.' He's too good a player, too good a hitter, to have it go an extended amount of time.
blame hitters
You can blame our hitters all you want,
ben feeling
You can always tell how Ben is feeling by his personality.
accomplish best found great group guys taken talented ways win
Those guys should be proud, for what they had to do to accomplish that. They started out with a great team, a very talented group of kids. By the end, we had taken all their best players, and they still persevered through it and found ways to win a championship.
needed picked
We needed it tonight, and he picked us up big-time.
row
We need two in a row to get us over the hump.
turn
We haven't pitched very well. But those things turn around.