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
caught game games importance league mean national seems starts team
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.
chance games help next played watching
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.
fun game latin spring stuff training
I tuned that all out. Obviously, there was a lot of stuff going on. But it was just a spring training game to me. It was fun for the Latin crowd.
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It?s too early to be silly about this stuff. It?s not that we?re not taking this seriously, but I think it?s bigger for the Braves than for us. We?re four games ahead of them.
focused game lose next pressure stayed stepped team win
After you lose the first game of a series, the pressure is really on to win the next two. This team stepped up and focused and stayed consistent.
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.
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.
emergency guarantee management service step weather
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.
excited matter
I'm always nervous, no matter where I'm at. I'm excited. ... I'm excited about this team.