417 Quotes by Ned Yost

You can't really hit or miss on one outing.

We need to get him back in pitching shape.

You can't explain it. That's why it's a game.

It's hard when you're going to take the best 30 players out of the United States. It's a tough task. It doesn't motivate us. We have good players. We have confidence in what we're trying to do. We don't need that to motivate us.

We're starting to get there. They know that by no means we're not there yet. They've got a lot of lessons to learn and there's a lot of experience to be gained, but they like where we're at.

He just treats people like people instead of treating them like players. If a guy has a bad day, he doesn't treat them any differently than if they had a great day, and that makes everybody feel comfortable. They can all go out and play, and not worry about their manager changing his disposition every day.

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.

We're looking for a little more offense at the top of the lineup now. We're trying to find a way to score some runs on a consistent basis.

It's been a lot different. In years past, we focused on playing baseball games. From Day 1 (this year), we've gotten ready to win baseball games. We've focused more on little things, fundamental things.