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sabernomics.com - 9/18/2008
Why Did the Brewers Fire Ned Yost?
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I’m not going to deny that there are plenty of legitimate reasons for firing Ned Yost. I don’t have an opinion on the issue. What I do know is that his firing wasn’t motivated by these reasons. The Brewers have been a nice story this season, but they really haven’t ...

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Brew Crew Ball — ... is confirming what many have suspected: the order to fire Yost came from Mark Attanasio himself. Also, Sabernomics HAS NO CONCEPT. ...

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