Part of what sustained Royals manager Ned Yost through his frightening offseason ordeal was what he called a “landslide’ of support from family and friends, including so many visits from comedian and buddy Jeff Foxworthy that Yost had to tell him to stay away.
“I’d rather stare at a wall,” Yost told him — and it turns out he actually meant that literally.
Part of what got Yost through weeks of being immobilized, including up to 60 hours at a time without getting out of a recliner at his Georgia farm, was the considerable sense of humor that informs a lot of how he looks at the world.