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
knew struggle
We knew he was going to struggle at the plate. That wasn't a surprise.
billy caliber carpenter chris guy hits huge nights timely win
To get this win off of a guy the caliber of Chris Carpenter , it's just a huge win for us. We had timely hits and big nights out of J.J. (Hardy), Overbay, and Billy (Hall).
bit situation six
To get six outs like that in that situation was every bit as big as anything else that happened.
ben blend happened kids leadership learning man nice playing team type veteran
You have to have that type of balance. You got a 25-man team and every man has to go out there and do his job. That's what happened in that (seventh) inning. Now, we've got talented, experienced veteran leadership in Carlos (Lee) and (Geoff) Jenkins, Ben Sheets. We've got the young kids learning and playing hard, too. It's a nice blend to have.
ahead ball chance figured gamble good hit odds throwing trying
We figured that would be a good chance to gamble and take a shot. Davies was throwing the ball very well at that point. The odds of trying to get a two-out hit probably weren't in our favor. We thought we'd go ahead and gamble, and it worked.
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.
adrenaline time
You get the adrenaline going. The first time out, it happens.
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.
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.
anytime bunch four kids ninth plate runs winning
We've got a bunch of young kids that have a lot of heart. Anytime you're down four runs and get the winning run to the plate in the ninth you've done something.
ended five innings pitch six
We wanted him to try to go out and pitch five innings and 80 pitches, and he ended up (going) six innings and 70 pitches.