Ned Yost Team Quotations

To beat a pitcher the caliber of Tim Hudson is a big boost for us. This is what good teams do.

When we traded Richie, the whole complexion of the team changed. We always seemed to be sitting back and trying to hit the home run. Now we've got guys in the lineup who work the counts, get on base and manufacture runs. That's the kind of baseball we want to play here.

(Capuano) just struggled all day. He could never get it going. We had too many walks all day. We ended up with nine. When a team has been struggling to score runs a little bit like they have, you can't help them out by putting runners on. Then it only takes one hit instead of three to score a run. That was evident in the first inning.

The main thing we've been focusing on is our team defense and I thought our team defense was very, very good today on a very hard and fast infield. So I was pleased with that.

We finally put together some offense and great pitching it was a nice combination. Bush shut down a really talented offensive team in Cincinnati.

We've been swinging the bats OK, with the exception of (Wednesday night), ... I think every team has those games where it seems like you can't get anything done.

The guys in that locker room have brought respectability back to this organization. I don't think there's a team that enjoys coming to Milwaukee anymore, or looks forward to Milwaukee coming to their hometown.

With Doug's extension, it sends a good signal to the team that we're going to be here. We've got a good start on this and we want to keep building to a championship team.

We've got the nucleus of our team in place. These young players ... we haven't scratched the surface of what they'll be able to accomplish.

They're one of the elite teams in the league. Any time that you play the measuring stick, you want to beat them.

Rolen's the perfect baseball player. It's his tenacity, his preparation, the way he plays. He tries to do everything fundamentally sound. And he puts the team team first-there's no fanfare with him.

You have to have that type of balance. You got a 25-man team and every man has to go out there and do his job. That's what happened in that (seventh) inning. Now, we've got talented, experienced veteran leadership in Carlos (Lee) and (Geoff) Jenkins, Ben Sheets. We've got the young kids learning and playing hard, too. It's a nice blend to have.

Ben would have made the team if he had been completely healthy. But it was in his best interest not to push it, so he'd be ready opening day.

He's beating himself. That's what is frustrating. He's not making the other team beat him. He's beating himself. His stuff is too good for that.

I think he feels like he's got a better supporting cast around him this year, and he doesn't have to carry the team on his back.