Ding dong the Ned is dead!!!

Brewers fire Yost (from jsonline.com)

Brewers manager Ned Yost paid with his job for the team's September collapse today when he was fired with 12 games remaining in the season.

The Brewers have lost 11 of 14 games this month to go from 5 1/2 games ahead in the NL wild card race to tied with Philadelphia. The Brewers were swept over the weekend in four games by the Phillies, getting outscored 26-10.

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Brewers Press Release

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Brewers today announced that Ned Yost has been dismissed from his position as manager of the Club. The announcement was made by Brewers Executive Vice President and General Manager, Doug Melvin.

"This was a very difficult move to make, and we appreciate all of the work that Ned has done to develop this team into a contender," Melvin said. "In the end, this was a collaborative decision made to put our Club in the best position for the final two weeks of the season."

Dale Sveum, the Brewers third base coach, will take over in an interim role as manager for the remainder of the season. Bench Coach Ted Simmons has been reassigned to an advisory role. Any other coaching changes will be announced later.

The Brewers are holding a press conference at 6:30 p.m. at the Westin in Chicago, where the team is spending an off day before opening a series Tuesday night against the Cubs.

From ESPN.com:

Brewers fire Yost, promote 3B coach Sveum as interim manager

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers have fired manager Ned Yost in the midst of a late-season slump that has jeopardized the team's chances of making the playoffs for the first time since 1982.

Third-base coach Dale Sveum will become interim manager for the remainder of the season.

"This was a very difficult move to make, and we appreciate all of the work that Ned has done to develop this team into a contender," executive vice president and general manager, Doug Melvin said in a story on the Brewers' Web site. "In the end, this was a collaborative decision made to put our Club in the best position for the final two weeks of the season."

The Brewers have lost seven of their last 10, and share the NL wild-card lead with Philadelphia.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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