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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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We both move forward pretty much as much as we can. But when he lets it go, you know it's coming out of his hand about three feet closer to the plate than mine.
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The fans are great. They give me that extra edge.
talent
You have to be mentally 'there.' Your talent is there, but you have to be mentally there, too.
work-out done fans
Coaches and ownership are just like the fans on the street. They can always do it better, and they would always have done it differently when it doesn't work out.
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Whenever I get into a tough situation...I think of growing up, and I say, 'This situation won't be the worst one I've ever been in.
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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.
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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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We have to pick up ground when they lose.