417 Quotes by Ned Yost

That's the class of the league over there. It's been the class of the league or in the top class of the league the last 14 years. We've never even won a series at home against them, let alone a sweep.

Poor Jenkins, he was distraught yesterday. He was having a monster year. We're having fun; we're in the midst of a 10-game winning streak, and he was enjoying himself.

I think Doug Davis would be a No. 1 starter on a lot of teams. He's every bit a No. 1 starter as Benny is. We feel good about him.

Benny we think has a slight strain of his lat. It's not the shoulder or elbow. We will evaluate him tomorrow and he will be day-to-day.

That's one thing about the Cardinals, they're not going to lay down and die. Even after we scored seven runs I wasn't comfortable. They can put runs on the board in a hurry.

No. 1, I didn't really have anybody (available) I can trust to bunt,

I said, don't worry about it. He's only going to throw about 50 pitches. That's about six innings, and then he'll be done.

It's not going to be easy. And nothing worthwhile is easy.

Ben would have made the team if he had been completely healthy. But it was in his best interest not to push it, so he'd be ready opening day.