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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And that's exciting when you know the resources and the things that they're capable of doing.
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Gerry would be a fine fit in Philadelphia. I know Gerry, and I know what he's capable of. He's one guy that can go out there and get things done. He's fantastic, and he'll go out there and find that piece that's missing to get you over the hump.
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It was very productive. I got some work in and I was able to do a lot of things.
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I slept the whole day and didn't budge.
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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.
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Right now, we're very confident. We're not letting one loss turn into two.
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Protecting a 3-2 lead in front of a packed house, it's tough.
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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.
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Sometimes it's good to just be thrown into the fire, Did he even know it?
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Everyone wants him to break it, but everyone wants him to quit, too. He's the best thing going in baseball.
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.
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I would never have thought in an off day that the big story would be music. Involving me.
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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.