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
against allow ball destined doubt face faces guy hit home hope hoping kid might needs next remember run stay teams
I hope they allow him to go out and face that guy the next time. He might give up another home run -- but I doubt it. In fact, I'd take that to the bank. This kid is destined for greatness. If they stay with him, and he's on teams that get him to the playoffs, he's the next Mariano Rivera , without a doubt. Ever see the hitters' faces when they come up to hit against him? They're just hoping to find one ball they might put in play. He needs to remember that now.
against played
I played against him so long, he's not a teammate.
against ball destined faces greatness hit hoping kid might needs next remember stay teams
This kid is destined for greatness. If they stay with him, and he's on teams that get him to the playoffs, he's the next Mariano Rivera , without a doubt. Ever see the hitters' faces when they come up to hit against him? They're just hoping to find one ball they might put in play. He needs to remember that now.
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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.
against baseball best played player
He's not the old (Bonds), but he can still hit. I still think he's the best player I've ever played against or seen. He's at about 85-90 percent, but he's better than any baseball player out there.
lose
The only thing I can think of is that they had nothing to lose and he wanted to keep him out there.
mets moving seem standing step taking
There are a lot of things you don't do, taking one step back to take one forward. You're just standing still. The Mets seem to be moving forward.
aggressive overly
We're relaxed, we're not panicking and we're not getting overly aggressive when we're down.
bullpen remember
I don't remember how I got from the bullpen to the mound.
best break wants
Everyone wants him to break it, but everyone wants him to quit, too. He's the best thing going in baseball.
deep trouble
If they don't get out of there, they're going to be in deep trouble.
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I don't know anything about this rivalry. It seems like every team in the National League has been after them. I can't get caught up in the importance of a game in April. Games that really mean something, that starts in August.
blow felt thrown week
I didn't want to go out and blow it out because I haven't thrown in about a week or so. It felt pretty good.
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One thing we don't want to do in emergency management or in the weather service is to go backwards. And I can guarantee you this is a step backwards.