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
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.
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That is the class of the National League for the last 14 years. It's pretty big. We've never even won a series at home against them, much less a sweep. We played good, consistent baseball to do it -- with pitching, good timely hitting. It was a nice series.
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.
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.
asked defense hard played worked
He's done everything we've asked him to. He's worked very hard on his defense and played very well defensively.
fastball hard throwing
Tomo was very crisp today. He was sharp, he was throwing his fastball as hard as he has all year.
shot
We're going to give this a shot, and a shot is not one day.
We're doing a lot of little things right. We're getting some breaks, too.
guys next
We're getting a look at these guys for next year.
benny happen hate injuries key pack pick slack
We're not going to pack up and die. Key injuries happen to every team. I hate it for Benny and the team, but you have to pick up the slack and go.
experience learn lessons means starting
We're starting to get there. They know that by no means we're not there yet. They've got a lot of lessons to learn and there's a lot of experience to be gained, but they like where we're at.
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We're looking for a little more offense at the top of the lineup now. We're trying to find a way to score some runs on a consistent basis.