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Published November 06, 2015
Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost watches his team during the fifth inning of Game 3 of the Major League Baseball World against the New York Mets Series Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Matt Slocum AP Photo
After coming so close in 2014, the Kansas City Royals broke through and won the World Series in 2015 - and none of it was a surprise to manager Ned Yost.
In fact, Yost is quoted by MLB.com's Jeffrey Flanagan as having absolute and certain confidence in his club from before the season began all the way to the final out of Game 5. That's...some determination.
So what about when the Houston Astros had the Royals on the ropes in the ALDS, five outs away from being eliminated in Game 4? Yost knew that somehow his team would come back:
Downplaying a World Series victory is unusual, but then again Yost marches to beat of his own drum, so to speak. Channeling the frustration of losing the '14 Series with the potential tying run at third base in Game 7 only fueled that desire - and expectation - more.
Yost has a point, too. This past postseason, the Royals definitely looked like a club with a singular goal, the type of efficient unit that wouldn't let up until they hoisted the trophy and celebrated...which is exactly what happened.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/yost-says-he-knew-all-along-that-royals-would-win-2015-world-series