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
beaten good round second since
We haven't beaten them since I've been here, and they got to the second round since I left. I'm probably no good to anybody.
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.
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.
both closer coming feet forward hand lets move plate three
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.
giving fans give-me
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.
growing-up thinking tough
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.
confident florida longer poses threat
We are confident that Debby no longer poses any significant threat to the Florida Keys.
aggressive overly
We're relaxed, we're not panicking and we're not getting overly aggressive when we're down.
ground pick
We have to pick up ground when they lose.
lose
The only thing I can think of is that they had nothing to lose and he wanted to keep him out there.