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
bats exception games seems swinging team
We've been swinging the bats OK, with the exception of (Wednesday night), ... I think every team has those games where it seems like you can't get anything done.
balls game good hit straight swings
Vargas was on his game today. We had some good swings and hit some balls on the nose, but we just hit them straight up.
came game hitting shut spots today
Vargas came out on his game today and just shut us down offensively. We couldn't get anything going. He was hitting his spots real well.
anybody call finish game labeled loser matter tired ultimately
But that's just a start, it's not where we ultimately want to be. I'm tired of being labeled a loser for 12 years. If you lose one more game than you win, then that's what you are. It doesn't matter where you finish (in the division). I don't want anybody to call us a loser again.
game played playing since
We've never played as well as we're playing right now, since I've been here. We're playing the game so mistake-free.
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.
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.
bothering game since
It's been bothering him every game since (Aug. 18), ... It's something he probably could play through, but that doesn't make any sense at this point. We need him to be what he can be.
catching game miller night playing
It's just a day game after a night game. Miller would be catching if we were playing a night game.
bring extra five games pitching player problems run short turn
We're a player short for a day or two because of Branyan. We thought it was more important to have an extra player on the bench. It's only for, what, five games because we're off Monday. And if we run into pitching problems we can always turn right around and bring someone up.
game happens last next start win
We'll see what happens his next start. If he can win his next start then he'll start the last game of the year.
business care focus games relief rest talk totally winning
The only sense of relief is that I don't have to talk about it. My focus here is totally on winning games and it always has been. I've always thought that if you take care of your business, then the rest of the business will take care of itself.
games great
Those kind of games come down to one big hit, ... It was a great game.
awesome both came games great pitch
Those kind of games come down to one big hit. Helling and Oswalt both pitched outstanding, and then Lidge came in and did an awesome job. Dana battled to get two outs and then got a pitch up to Bagwell and that was it. It was a great game.