Ned Yost Uses The Annoying "Some Kind" Expression, Beloved by Baseball Men

by Freneau on Feb 15, 2011 1:16 PM EST

"This kid can some kind of bring it," Yost said.

As I've written about before, True Baseball Men love this expression. It's archaic, it's really awkward, it's vaguely southern.

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Thanks Ned!

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that quote is some kind of awesome

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Feb 15, 2011 1:28 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

To think I was mocked for comparing the relative merits of Joe Maddon

to our beloved Nedlinger. For what its worth, Maddon’s cool specs, his penchant for fine wine, his ability to speak like a rational human instead of a character in a lame Jeff Foxworthy punchline, and the vision to bat John Jaso lead off makes me think he can some kind of manage it.

by Nighthawk at the Diner on Feb 15, 2011 1:34 PM EST reply actions

John Maddon can

some kind of reject you for some kind of mentioning his some kind of name in the same some kind of sentence as “some kind of”.

The whole problem with the world is that fools & fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. ~ Bertrand Russell

by SagehenMacGyver47 on Feb 15, 2011 8:18 PM EST up reply actions

Some kind

Not a very good kind, but a kind nonetheless.

Like Edgar himself really.

by kcbottom9th on Feb 15, 2011 1:47 PM EST reply actions

And the addition of two ungrammatical pieces of slang really takes it to another level

“some kind of” + “bring it” = genius

But how is it that he managed to avoid using the word “plus”? How hard would it have been for him to say, “This kid can some kind of bring it with plus stuff”? If you count “stuff” as slang as well, that’s four in one sentence!

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by Scott McKinney on Feb 15, 2011 2:12 PM EST reply actions 2 recs

so true

the scouts must be laughing at him

by Freneau on Feb 15, 2011 2:34 PM EST up reply actions

and some kind of comes to play

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Feb 15, 2011 4:02 PM EST up reply actions

Wow. This brings the term..."being under a microscope" to a whole new level.

Be careful what you say Ned.

And whatever they’re paying you, it’s not enough.

"The future, ain't what it used to be." ~Yogi Berra~

by TheK-man on Feb 16, 2011 2:09 AM EST reply actions

Right, because the Royals blogosphere is so tough for Yost to deal with on a daily basis. It really distracts him from filling out his lineup cards.

by Tito42 on Feb 16, 2011 9:29 AM EST up reply actions

Every night he goes to sleep crying and every morning he wakes up screaming because of the intense scrutiny and non-stop criticism he gets from the Royals blogosphere.

I'm sure he reads Royals Review everyday.

You may know me as NYRoyal.

by Scott McKinney on Feb 16, 2011 10:42 AM EST up reply actions