We just have a DUI, reports of Hos not getting along with guys, Moose talking openly about not having a desire to return, the Ibanez intervention...The Yost clubhouse thing has been overblown. If you want to give him the creds, you have to tax him some for the window closing so abruptly. His staff jumped ship. This is a .500 team regardless of who’s managing, so why not build new relationships? It’s not like we’re firing him.
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If you can name one better manager we've had than Ned Yost since 1995 I'd be on board. Finding good managers isn't easy - it especially has not been easy in KC.

Outside of Ibanez, everything you've mentioned I'd argue is a product of Dayton Moore, not Ned.

As you said, we can agree to disagree. I just don't understand the negativity I've seen about bringing him back for 2019.
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Yost or Matheny. Take your fucking pick.
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Forgive my dates, but Buddy Bell, maybe even fucking Tony Pena could've "oversaw" this youth movement, buffoon proof bullpen. Swap clubs and Terry Collins wins with KC and Yost tinkers to lose it for NY. You want to assign blame for any clubhouse issues on Moore but want to give Yost the credit for only having to stay conscious for 5 innings before nodding off. I'm obviously exaggerating but the point remains, we're not firing him, just turning the page. Do you think he'll be here for our next WS run? I understand he gets to punch his ticket, but it's small thinking on the part of KC, imo.
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I could be talked into agreeing with everything UNTIL the Terry Collins comment. If we can compromise on this, it's that Ned ran marathons around Terry Collins in 2015 World Series. Let's look at the evidence.

Terry Collins got off to a great start by refusing to play his Gold Glove centerfielder and instead started Yoenis Cespedes, a renowned butcher in CF and who rarely played there in 2015. This immediately backfired, and gave us a run in a game that was ultimately decided by a single run. If Terry starts Lagares at Center and Ces in Left, the Mets take Game 1.

Ned, meanwhile, played Game 1 to perfection. Especially in his bullpen management.

Terry was not done, however. Collins went on to pitch Jeryus Familia in Game 3 with a 6 run lead. A decision that ultimately led to Familia pitching 3 games in a row. This gave our guys more exposure to Familia, which came in clutch later.

Ned had a chance to do this very thing in Game 2 - but opted to rest Wade and let Cueto finish out the game.

My favorite, however, was how Terry buckled to Matt Harvey and allowed him to go back into the game against his better judgment. Ned, contrary to popular belief, would never have done this. The proof? Game 5 of the ALDS. Cueto wanted to finish that game so badly and was seen on cameras asking Ned to come back in. This is the ace we "traded our farm" for, who was brought in to pitch complete games in the playoffs - and Ned said no, even with a 5 run lead.

Ned also deserves massive props for his management in Game 4 and 5 of the World Series. Ned was criticized often (by me, among others) for not going for the throat against the Giants in the 2014 World Series. He had a 3 run lead, bases loaded, but Jason Vargas was up to bat. Instead of pinch hitting Billy or Willingham, he went conservative. He could have put in Kelvin and gone for the throat, but he was thinking about Game 5 - a decision that ultimately may have cost us in 2015.

However - Ned learned from that mistake and was much more aggressive in 2015. Even though Chris Young was pitching a solid game, Ned pulled him after 4 to pinch hit him for Morales with only a runner on 1st. It didn't pan out, but Ned went for broke and immediately turned it over to a dominant pen. The pen was aces in Game 4, and instead of going into Game 5 locked in a 2-2 series, we went in with a 3-1 lead with three chances at taking the crown. I would also contend that Terry Collins would have never made that decision. Hell, in the same game he left out a young, tired arm (Matz) for two batters too long even though it was clear he was done after 5.

I will concede that Ned is not a great tactician and confess to being a major Ned apologist (I made a deal I'd buy his jersey if they won it all. I had trash talked him more than any other manager and made that penance if they won the World Series). However, Ned deserves major kudos for his management in that series, and ran circles around Terry from start to finish.
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Ned has been to 2 as and won the most games as any Royals manager FOH with everything else and give that man his respect
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Drew Butera just loaded the bases for the Cubbies with a catcher's interference.

Be Royal..
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And had a passed ball before that.
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Gonna be weird to see Davis to Butera to close this out.
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That was a tough situation to put him in on the passed ball. Ottavino has a ridiculous slider and really spun it up there wide. Weird situation to bring a catcher in cold.
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Cubs still have Gore waiting in the wings too. There are Royals all over this playoff season.
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So much for the dynasty of the Cubs. Their about to get shutout by a very weary Rockies team.
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They should’ve used him for Almora after his hit. Have him steal 2nd and 3rd.
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There are plenty of Cubs fans on Twitter throwing a fit about it.
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And then he takes a leadoff walk!!
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