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
either guys helps makeup situation terms tough
It's a tough situation (for Fernandez), but sometimes you just have to go through it. It was a tough situation for Mike, too, because he pitched well enough to make our team. Either one of those guys could have made the team. It's just that Jared has a little more flexibility in terms of what he can do for us. It helps the makeup of our staff.
breaking facing formal league major second swing throw
It was big for him to go out in more of a formal situation, facing another major league team. He didn't throw any breaking balls. His second inning was much better than the first. He got in the swing of things.
board came exact
It was the exact same thing. We came right back, on the attack, and we got on the board early.
eating good habits
It's not easy; it's hard. You've got to get into good eating habits and good conditioning habits early. If you don't, it can get away from you. This is real important for his career.
backed cautious
It's more precautionary than anything. I don't think it's anything major. They've backed off a little bit. They're just being real cautious with him.
great job reward
It's more of a reward to him for doing such a great job down there.
battling character kept last shows until
It shows the character of our club. We kept battling until the last out.
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.
breaking debut good great
It was a good debut all around. He has good stuff. He had a great breaking ball.
certainly key outfield playing three
I want them to get used to playing all three outfield spots. Versatility is certainly the key to what we want to do.
amazes closes mind totally
It totally amazes me how he can go through as many distractions as he's got. He closes it out of his mind and focuses on what he's doing.
ball game good plate reflect run score time tying
Any time you get the tying run to the plate (late) in a ball game you've done a pretty good job. But the score really doesn't reflect that.
ball head hit last normally opposite
The last thing he's normally going to do is hit the ball over an outfielder's head going the opposite way.
beat elite teams time
They're one of the elite teams in the league. Any time that you play the measuring stick, you want to beat them.