417 Quotes by Ned Yost

We were really pressing for a run right there.

It's just a day game after a night game. Miller would be catching if we were playing a night game.

He's smart. He knows when to pick his spots.

His workload has been real heavy. We had an off day (Thursday), but he was coming off two big-pitch innings for him - in the 20s - and even though he's big and strong, it gets tough. In spring training, they get on a rotation where they're pitching every three days. Then you pick it up a little and they're pitching every other day. Now, he's been in four out of five days. To be thrown into that, even though you're big and strong, it's still a little early to have that type of pressure put on you.

When Billy gets hot, he can do some damage. He never hits those high, long ones. He hits laser shots.

It's a transition in his mind, more than anything else. It's a matter of being aggressive and being in control, and he was in total control (Tuesday).

How do you get to the top of the stairs without getting on the first step? It's a building process, and your first major step has to be playing .500 baseball.

His workload has been real heavy. To be thrown into that, even though you're big and strong, it's still a little early to have that type of pressure put on you.

We said all along that he would probably struggle in the first half and take off in the second half. That's what's happened.