Yesterday, there were a lot of people feeling sorry for Mets fans. I mean, I felt sorry for Mets fans and I never feel sorry for anyone (I'm a Pirate fan, forgive me). After feeling sorry for the Mets for a minute, I realized that the person we should probably all feel a little sorry for is Ned Yost. He managed the Brewers for almost six years, then got fired 12 games before their first playoff berth since 1982. Sure, he was a bad manager, but that doesn't mean he's not human. It must come as at least a little consolation that Dale Sveum and Doug Melvin value his contribution:

"I sent Ned an e-mail," said Melvin, who became emotional while talking about the manager he fired with 12 games remaining in the season. "He went through 93% of the season. I backed Ned and supported him."

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"Ned Yost is a good friend of mine," said Sveum. "I wish he could be here right now."

As consolations go, I don't imagine hearing this is much for Yost. He's said he'll be rooting for his old team in the playoffs and since he's clearly still got a lot of friends in the organization I believe him, but it still has to sting to watch someone else pop the champagne bottle and run the lineup card out to the umpire before the NLDS starts. Of course, the Brewers did make the playoffs after appearing to be dead on the water when Yost was fired, so it's hard to feel that bad for him.