mlb.mlb.com - 9/17/2008
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MILWAUKEE -- Ned Yost got through one big storm in May, and he wasn't even checking the weather this time around. > Yost said he was blindsided when the Brewers dismissed him as manager on Monday, the first morning since Aug. 2 that the team's players, coaches and front office officials woke up ...
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MLB.com: Yost addresses dismissal on Tuesday
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
MLB.com: Yost addresses dismissal on Tuesday Another Yost post! “We’re 16 games over .500 at this point and there wasn’t anybody who could tell me we weren’t going to make the playoffs,” Yost said. “Maybe it hasn’t sunk in all the way yet, but I don’t feel, like, horrible about it.” ... According to Attanasio, Yost was asked to provide answers for the team’s slide and had none. That’s when the decision was made to dismiss him. “That’s not what happened,” Yost said. “When I walked in, I hadn’t even sat on the couch and Doug said, ‘We’re going to make a change.’ “Over the ...
Wednesday's Frosty Mug
Brew Crew Ball —
... Five Yost stories today, five bullet points.
Adam McCalvy over at The Official Site has a longer story on the Ned Yost press conference from yesterday.
Tangotiger takes a look at Ned's usage of Brian Shouse.
David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution thinks Ned will end up on Bobby Cox's staff next season, if he's not managing somewhere else.
Rowland's Office is screaming in torment at the possibility of Ned eventually replacing Bobby Cox.
Jeff Moore of Dugout Central credits the Brewers for ...
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