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
fans guess money passed ran sure treated
I'm sure I'll be treated the same way everyone else is. I'll be heckled. The fans there are passionate. They're going to think I ran to the money - which I guess they would have passed up - but I get heckled in every park. It's part of the game.
concerned storm subjected
I'm very concerned about those subjected to storm surge.
gotten pat
If Pat had gotten there earlier, I think he could have gotten something done. He didn't have much time.
felt mets trying win
The Mets are trying to win a World Series. I felt like this was the right place to be.
age age-and-aging knew match mets stuff worried worry
I knew they wouldn't match all the Mets had done. They were still worried about age and all that stuff organizations worry about.
throw
If you throw that many pitches, you're not doing well anyway.
life
I just tell them one thing -- just remember: It's their life at stake.
conscience early good hurt level next push ready stay turn
I just didn't feel like I was ready yet. I didn't feel like I could, in good conscience, go out and try to push myself to that next level in early March. It's something that could turn out and I could hurt myself, and that's something I want to stay away from, because I want to go out there and do what's right for me and my future.
against played
I played against him so long, he's not a teammate.
front lead protecting
Protecting a 3-2 lead in front of a packed house, it's tough.
gotta
It's in there. We just gotta get it out before it's too late.
deal happens listen
Dude, listen to me. You're the best. It happens to all of us. It'll happen again. You have to be able to deal with it.
guys ready turn
I've done everything I can do to be ready for it. Physically, I just don't think it's there. A lot of guys can turn it up. I can't.
family spring suitcase training
I want to be comfortable and not live out of a suitcase for the whole Spring Training and having my family doing the same.