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
best break wants
Everyone wants him to break it, but everyone wants him to quit, too. He's the best thing going in baseball.
best bullpen chance knock
I told him, 'How's it feel to be a part of the best bullpen in baseball? I know he was upset, that's what he wanted to do. But hey, you've got a chance to make us 10 times better and you've got a chance to be a part of something special. It's not a knock to go to the bullpen anymore.
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.
work
It was very productive. I got some work in and I was able to do a lot of things.
slept
I slept the whole day and didn't budge.
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.
letting loss turn
Right now, we're very confident. We're not letting one loss turn into two.
front lead protecting
Protecting a 3-2 lead in front of a packed house, it's tough.
childhood helped mad matured stay
I've matured a lot. You can only stay mad so long. I think (his childhood) helped me to see how not to do it the right way and to try to do it better when I get a chance.
good thrown
Sometimes it's good to just be thrown into the fire, Did he even know it?
There's not a lot going wrong. There's just not a lot going right.
ground pick
We have to pick up ground when they lose.
american-businessman involving
I would never have thought in an off day that the big story would be music. Involving me.
believe easier five four handle opportunity playing receptive trade york
I think if I had an opportunity to play in New York four or five years ago, I probably wouldn't have been as receptive to it. After the trade of going to Philadelphia and playing there, I believe that's made it that much easier to handle the media, the pressures.