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
fantastic great grooming guys leaders leaders-and-leadership player situation
I think he's got a great mentality, a great situation here where he has so many leaders and experienced guys to show him. And he doesn't have to be a leader, but they're grooming him to be one. I think he's just going to be a fantastic player for a long time.
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.
guys loss month second tough turned
We know how important this month is. Guys turned it up for the second game. We're going to have some tough losses, but we didn't let one tough loss turn into two.
against awhile caught finally guys interested meet played playing positive sincerely somebody took truly understand
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.
allowed charlie coaching group guys inspiring last leadership pressure situations staff themselves
This coaching staff has allowed us to grow. We didn't have that leadership last year. Charlie Manuel and his group have been as inspiring as they can be. Last year, guys went out and put a lot more pressure on themselves in situations like these.
bunch guys team
I think we've showed that we have a bunch of guys on this team that won't quit. We're going to keep battling.
capable fine fit gerry guy missing piece
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.
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.
guy jim possibly replace special stood walk
The guy who has stood out as being special is Howard. You don't walk in and just replace Jim Thome, but you can't possibly do any better than he has.
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.