Oh Joy! Ned Yost Potentially back in the NL Central

He's a candidate for the Astro's position. I can't believe someone wants to give this guy a job. But hey, I said the same for Dusty Baker...

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I miss Ned Yost

I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Oct 16, 2009 8:47 AM CDT reply actions

Those Brewer quotes

still make me laugh. What a bunch of tools.

"This next song... it's about the White Sox. It's called: F*** Em'." - Eddie Vedder

by PacificCub on Oct 19, 2009 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions

This can only be good news for the Cubs if they hire him.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Oct 16, 2009 8:51 AM CDT reply actions

The Brewers are hanging on to Ken Macha, too, whom I was quite less than impressed with this season. Yost with the ’Stros could set up a Houston-Milwaukee rivalry that might play out quite nicely for the Cubs.

Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.

by daver on Oct 16, 2009 9:18 AM CDT up reply actions

Ned Yost got raw end of the deal

In 2007 the Brewers did choke with their 8 game lead. But they were still in it the final week of the year. Umpires made really lousy calls in the Braves favor in two straight games against the Brewers (remember everyone at Wrigley did the tomahawk).

Then in 2008, they still won the division. That was insulting regardless how much you dislike the Brewers.

by ak123 on Oct 16, 2009 9:21 AM CDT reply actions

What?

Then in 2008, they still won the division.

I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Oct 16, 2009 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions

I beg your pardon, they won what?

Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -

by eths on Oct 16, 2009 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions

Uh oh...you in trouble.

Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.

by daver on Oct 16, 2009 9:35 AM CDT up reply actions

Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -

by eths on Oct 16, 2009 9:45 AM CDT up reply actions

SORRY

WILDCARD!!!

I don’t proofread well enough when I type at work :)

Sorry!

by ak123 on Oct 16, 2009 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions

I don't think they would have won it under Yost

Yost seemed tight under pressure, and the team seemed to take their cues from him.

I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Oct 16, 2009 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions

Remember when Ned Yost would rather play beanball with LaRussa

instead of winning the division? Yeah this is one of baseball’s most brilliant minds.

Just say no to players named Aaron on the Cubs.

by nji232 on Oct 16, 2009 10:21 AM CDT reply actions

remember when ned

bitched and whined that cc sabathia should have gotten that no no vs the pirates and their team proceeded to take a massive dump. just the name ned yost makes me chuckle

by ryno23hof05 on Oct 18, 2009 3:26 AM CDT up reply actions

Yost

When he first arrived in Milwaukee, he really impressed me. Things did not end well and he had some pretty obvious blemishes. That aside, he likely learned a lot from his tenure in Milwaukee. I don’t think its out of the realm of possibilities that he corrects some of the issues that plagued him and turns out to be a decent manager.

by dmlichte on Oct 16, 2009 12:28 PM CDT reply actions

You have to wonder...

… what a guy “learned” when he had the best team in his franchise’s recent history and almost blew their playoff chances by his constant whining, enough that the team had to fire him with 12 games left in the season.

You’d have to learn an awful lot to get past that. I hope he does get the job, because his handling of the Brewers’ bullpen nearly brought that franchise to its knees last year.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Oct 16, 2009 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions

perspective

Usually its the time following the experience when you have a chance to take a step back, gain some perspective, and realize what you did right and did wrong. Now if Yost is unable to tell Ed Wade and the others interviewing him what he’d change about his tenure in Milwaukee he likely won’t make it past the initial round of interviews (there is a list of ten candidates that are being interviewed). But the fact of the matter is that if you look at this year’s playoff managers, you’ll see a whole lot of guys who got fired from one (or more) major league managerial jobs. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe that Ron Gardenhire and Mike Scioscia are the only ones of the eight who didn’t get fired.

by dmlichte on Oct 16, 2009 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions

The fact of the matter is...

… if you look at ANY list of major league managers, you’ll see a whole lot of guys who got fired from one (or more) major league managerial jobs.

Among the six playoff managers this year who you DIDN’T mention (Joe Torre, Tony LaRussa, Charlie Manuel, Jim Tracy, Terry Francona and Joe Girardi), you’ve got a list of people who have won a ton of division titles, pennants and World Series.

Ned Yost has none of those; in fact, he was fired as his team was almost blowing a certain playoff spot.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Oct 16, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions

You're missing the point

Torre, LaRussa, Manuel, Tracy, Francona and Girardi were all fired before they won division titles, pennants and World Series. Many of these guys likely generated a whole lot of laughs and criticism when they garnered interviews with their second (and sometimes third) teams. You think that when the Phillies hired Manuel that there weren’t a lot of people who hearkened back to his mediocre tenure with the Indians? I cannot imagine that Boston citizens were all too thrilled with the hire of Terry Francona, who did not set the world on fire during his time with the Phils. Each of these six managers got fired and likely learned a lot from their previous managerial stints. Yost had a bad run with the Brewers just as the aforementioned managers had bad runs that cost them their jobs. Thats all I’m saying.

by dmlichte on Oct 16, 2009 1:37 PM CDT reply actions

No one pulled the stunts that Yost did.

I still think Cubs fans will be very happy if he is the next Astros manager.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Oct 16, 2009 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions

I know I will.

Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.

by daver on Oct 16, 2009 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Astros ought to love Ned Yost.

He’s like Phil Garner 2.0.

If I had to pick which of them was worse, I’d have to pull a Harvey Dent.

(Note: I realize his team won the 2005 NL pennant, but if the ‘03 Cubs had gotten five more outs, it wouldn’t have made Dusty any better of a manager.)

"Was you ever punched in the face five hundred times a night? It stings after a while." ~Rocky Balboa

by Goodie1969 on Oct 16, 2009 5:43 PM CDT reply actions

Ned Yost will put the Ass back in Ass-tros.

"Truth hurts. Maybe not as much as jumping on a bicycle with the seat missing, but it hurts." - Leslie Nielson

by LAcarl519 on Oct 17, 2009 11:00 AM CDT reply actions

Once Yost is hired....

then we get Phil Garner back in the division and it will be just like old times. Garner is like the Norv Turner of baseball. No matter how many mediocre managerial or head coaching jobs they are hired and fired from, they will always resurface somewhere. I heard Garner mentioned yesterday for the Cleveland job….not the NL Central, but hey, at least in the American League, he would not have to worry about messing with the #9 slot in the batting order during games.

"Don't complain to me about the stormy weather, boys. Just bring the ship into port." --Steve Stone, September 2004

by ctcoff99 on Oct 17, 2009 11:43 AM CDT reply actions