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
ball bat catch field guys pitchers reason swing throw win
There's a reason why guys win 300 games. They can field their position, they can swing the bat and they can throw strikes. That's a big part of his game. There's not a lot of pitchers that catch that ball. That ball was smashed. That was a big play.
breathe gave good room runs
It was good to get some runs early. It gave Cappy a little room to breathe out there. He pitched another good game.
breathe gave good room runs
It was good to get some runs early, ... It gave Cappy a little room to breathe out there. He pitched another good game.
among ask doctors door players questions shut talk
They can ask all their questions with the doctors in there. We don't want any confusion. Shut the door and let the players talk among themselves, just them and the docs.
explain
You can't explain it. That's why it's a game.
august careful july pressure run trouble
You can run into trouble in July and August if you're not careful (with the bullpen) now. We have to take some pressure off those guys.
defense fast focusing good hard main pleased team today
The main thing we've been focusing on is our team defense and I thought our team defense was very, very good today on a very hard and fast infield. So I was pleased with that.
belong figured looked looks saw time
The first time we saw Howard this year, it looked like he didn't belong in the big leagues. It looks like he's pretty much got things figured out now.
quick realized saw spring time
The first time we saw him in spring training, we realized real quick that he was the same old Maddux.
pick umpire
The umpire (Gary Darling) got mad, ... He said, 'Shut up and pick up the bat.'
brought coming enjoys forward guys locker looks milwaukee room team
The guys in that locker room have brought respectability back to this organization. I don't think there's a team that enjoys coming to Milwaukee anymore, or looks forward to Milwaukee coming to their hometown.
harder pulled worse
The harder you fight, the worse it makes it, and you end up getting pulled out and you drown,
finding hardest knows manage
The hardest thing will be finding the clubhouse, because no one knows where they're going. But I think we'll manage that.
difference last players year
The difference between us last year and us this year was those young players being here getting us over the hump.