ned yost will make it through this year if there are no major injuries. if there are no major injuries(apart from sheets losing 6-10 starts), the brewers will have a successful season. the cubs will be improved and the division overall will have a better record. if the crew ends up with 90 wins and doesn,t make the playoffs (that should get them in), ned will be back. i say this because with all the questionable manuvering ned has done over the last 2-3 seasons-- well documented in this thread, and one thing you can add is his stubborness to be consistently inconsistent --the time to fire hin was after the 2006 season, or in august last year. dm will have him on a short lease for the first half of this year, but if he was looking for a reason to fire him--that point in time has come and gone. the extension only means the 'lame duck' tag is gone--nothing more. bottom line for me--i wish yost was gone, but he is here--and my desire for the brewers to win means i have to watch yost lead this team. i'll take the wins with yost.