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
along half second struggle
We said all along that he would probably struggle in the first half and take off in the second half. That's what's happened.
along struggle
We said all along he would struggle in the first half, then take off.
trying uniform
We're trying to do something different with the (other) uniform we've got.
credit kept needed smoking
We kept smoking the ball. They just went right at people. You've got to give some credit to Valdez. He got the outs when he needed them.
kept smoking
We kept smoking the ball, just right at people.
conditions extra game rather rest throw trying
We thought it would be better for him to throw under game conditions rather than trying to do a simulated game tomorrow. Now, he'll have an extra day of rest before his first start.
again falling hump stay sure tomorrow
We're over the hump for tonight. You never want to get there (.500) and keep falling back like we did. Again, we're over .500 tonight. We got to make sure we stay over .500 again tomorrow night.
deep good
We need to get some good starts. We need to get some deep starts.
pitching
We need to get him back in pitching shape.
major mental wait
We'll just have to wait and see. There's some concern. But major concern? Not really. Some of it could be a little mental too.
comfort work
We like Dana. We just want him to get over there and get straightened out and work his way back to the big leagues. We want him to get in a comfort zone.
run
We were really pressing for a run right there.
evolving happen kids prince talent type
We know we are evolving as a team, and we know these kids are going to get better. Anything can happen when you have the type of talent these kids like Prince have.
coming
With an off day coming up Thursday, maybe.