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
awful beginning bit guys pleased relaxing shaky worked
You get nervous, but you can't play scared. We've got to get better. That's how you get better. We were awful shaky in the beginning and guys started relaxing a little bit and got better. I was pleased with the way it worked out.
awful guys pleased relaxed shaky work
You get a little nervous. But you can't play scared, and we have to get better. We were awful shaky in the beginning, but guys relaxed and started getting better. I was pleased with the work done.
billy coach compliment great guys mike pitching played ready success
Billy is like the pitching coach of the bullpen. He's a great compliment to (pitching coach) Mike Maddux and he has played a big part in the success we've had out there. When those guys come in the game, he's got them ready to go.
ability forget good guys happened
Every day is a different day. These guys are all professionals. They've got a real good ability to forget what happened yesterday, good or bad.
base baseball complexion guys hit home seemed sitting team traded trying work
When we traded Richie, the whole complexion of the team changed. We always seemed to be sitting back and trying to hit the home run. Now we've got guys in the lineup who work the counts, get on base and manufacture runs. That's the kind of baseball we want to play here.
abuse counts gotten guys money pitch protect
Pitch counts have gotten into everybody's brain. Guys make so much money now. You want to protect your investment. You don't want to abuse your pitchers.
abuse anybody counts good gotten guys investment money nowadays pitch protect trying
I think that pitch counts have gotten into everybody's brain. These guys are making so much money nowadays that you're trying to protect your investment and you don't want to abuse anybody out there, especially if you've got a good arm.
bit guys knows league
He's got more guys around him now that can do the job. He's more comfortable. He knows the league a little bit better; he knows the guys around him are a little bit better, too.
guys
Guys that get accelerated are the guys that go through that.
awe grown guys
He has grown up in this atmosphere. That's why he wasn't in awe like some guys will get. He's been there, done that.
bit chase double guys hurt plays possibly seemed stayed tries
He got a lot of groundball double plays and he stayed away from the guys that could possibly hurt him, ... He's seemed like he tries to get you to chase a little bit and tonight, he was locating real well.
guys next
We're getting a look at these guys for next year.
guys settled
We're a little more settled this year. We have a better idea of when guys are going to pitch. We have a plan.
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.