Billy Wagner
Billy Wagner
William Edward Wagner, nicknamed "Billy the Kid", is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He pitched for the Houston Astros, the Philadelphia Phillies, the New York Mets, the Boston Red Sox, and the Atlanta Braves. Wagner is one of the only five Major League relief pitchers to accumulate a total of 400 or more saves in his baseball career...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth25 July 1971
CityTannersville, VA
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I tried to get it up, but that's his zone. You have to make sure it's up enough.
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We both move forward pretty much as much as we can. But when he lets it go, you know it's coming out of his hand about three feet closer to the plate than mine.
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We know how important this month is. Guys turned it up for the second game. We're going to have some tough losses, but we didn't let one tough loss turn into two.
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The fans are great. They give me that extra edge.
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You have to be mentally 'there.' Your talent is there, but you have to be mentally there, too.
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Coaches and ownership are just like the fans on the street. They can always do it better, and they would always have done it differently when it doesn't work out.
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Whenever I get into a tough situation...I think of growing up, and I say, 'This situation won't be the worst one I've ever been in.
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We are confident that Debby no longer poses any significant threat to the Florida Keys.
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We played 160 games to have a chance to get to the playoffs, and the next two ballgames will be the most important games of the whole year. We're watching the scoreboard. We need help right now to get into the playoffs.
They're getting clobbered all the way up the Keys.
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They're not just trying to put a competitive team on the field, they're going to put a winning team on this field.
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You're not going to win every game. We have to play to win series. We have to continue to stay focused and work hard.
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They do. If you give up nothing for a while, when they do come, they'll come in bunches and bite you.
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They finally caught on that this guy's for us, not against us. Charlie's a positive person. And playing in Philadelphia, it's not a positive situation. A lot of these guys haven't played under that positive influence. And when you meet somebody like Charlie, who is truly and sincerely interested in you ... it took awhile for them to kind of understand that.