Yost says he knew all along that Royals would win 2015 World Series

After coming agonizingly close in 2014, the Kansas City Royals broke through and won the World Series in 2015 - and none of it was a surprise to manager Ned Yost.

In fact, Yost is quoted by MLB.com's Jeffrey Flanagan as having absolute and certain confidence in his club from before the season began all the way to the final out of Game 5. That's...some impressive determination. 

So what about when the Houston Astros had the Royals on the ropes in the ALDS, potentially five outs away from being eliminated in Game 4? Yost knew that somehow his team would come back: 

Downplaying a World Series victory is unusual, but then again Yost marches to the beat of his own drum, so to speak. Channeling the frustration of losing the '14 Series with the potential tying run at third base in Game 7 only fueled that desire - and expectation - more. 

Yost has a point, too. This past postseason, the Royals definitely looked like a club with a singular goal, the type of efficient unit that wouldn't let up until its players hoisted the trophy and celebrated...which is exactly what happened. 

Now that it's over, the Royals can relax a bit and then focus on 2016, though that's something that will require some big decisions to be made by GM Dayton Moore and the club.