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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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.
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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.
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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.
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The only thing I can think of is that they had nothing to lose and he wanted to keep him out there.
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We're relaxed, we're not panicking and we're not getting overly aggressive when we're down.
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I don't remember how I got from the bullpen to the mound.
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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.
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If they don't get out of there, they're going to be in deep trouble.
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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.
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.
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I'm always nervous, no matter where I'm at. I'm excited. ... I'm excited about this team.
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Maybe the Yankees fans should be mad at (Bagwell). I didn't do anything. I was just a dumb rookie when he said, 'I don't like that song. We're changing it.' ... He came and told them, and so that's what they played.
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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 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.