Braves Quote For The Day ... The Great Billy Wagner
by gondeee on Sep 30, 2010 3:13 PM EDT
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From the mother-ship, great info about Billy Wagner:
Since 1901, there have only been six seasons in which a pitcher threw at least 50 innings at 38 or older and struck out more than 11 batters per nine innings. Wagner's the only one to exceed 12. He's the only one to exceed 13. Wagner's in a spot all his own.
I'm still disappointed that Wagner says he want's to retire at season's end. He will likely regret this in a couple of years. He's walking away from one heck of a renaissance. A couple more seasons close to this one and he could certainly be talked about as a serious Hall of Fame candidate. Besides, I really like the look of him in a Braves uniform, and I like the possibility of a Kimbrel, Venters, Wagner, 7th, 8th, and 9th even more!
By the way, you should check out who is second in K/9.
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That was a weird problem. The link was coming up like …[[COMMENT_CHILDREN_TOKEN]]#8230;[[COMMENT_CHILDREN_TOKEN]]#8230;ect, ect.
http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2010/9/30/1722727/billy-wagner-takashi-saito-strikeouts-braves-playoffs
my cat?
"Tony Gwynn made sacrifices. Cal Ripken made sacrifices. I'm not sure Derek Jeter made sacrifices given the ungodly deep pockets the Yankees have." - Chipper Jones
by MBL1 on Sep 30, 2010 6:51 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
your mom?
The Atlanta Braves have two AAA minor league affiliates, the Gwinnet Braves and the Kansas City Royals
by KamikaziMelon on Sep 30, 2010 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow....
Wagner: 13.2 K/9, 1.32 ERA
Venters: 9.9 K/9, 1.78 ERA
Saito: 11.6 K/9, 2.52 ERA
Michael Dunn: 12.0 K/9, 1.00 ERA
Kyle Farnsworth: 11.1 K/9, 5.79 ERA
Craig Kimbrel:…….17.1 K/9, 0.45 ERA
I know Farnsworth seems out of place there, but just posted the ones who K more than 1 an inning.
Kimbrel with a 17.1 K/9?
That’s absurd.
by Creek Johnson on Sep 30, 2010 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Wags! Don't GO!!!
he’s the first serious, proven, lights-out closer we’ve had since Smoltz. Do what it takes, FW!
Wait - Kelly Johnson hits lefties better than righties? That just HAS to be backwards. - Bobby Cox as he looks at KJ's splits for his career
by Jareth Cutestory on Sep 30, 2010 5:09 PM EDT reply actions
Seriously, BillyWags is a serious HOF candidate
now, already.
surely, you cannot be suggesting this is not a true fact.
He's on the (ever-longer growing)
“Should be in the HoF, but isn’t” list.
Perhaps someday closers will get their due, but God knows who’ll make it and who won’t.
-C
It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
Justin Timberlake is such a douchebag.
I know you all know, but I figured I’d just put it out there.
'Terrible preview...pretty weak, didn't learn anything new. pretty sad." - mastermike
You’re just mad that he brought his sexy back.
by soup du jour on Sep 30, 2010 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions
And how is that related to this?
"Tony Gwynn made sacrifices. Cal Ripken made sacrifices. I'm not sure Derek Jeter made sacrifices given the ungodly deep pockets the Yankees have." - Chipper Jones
by MBL1 on Sep 30, 2010 6:41 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah...he'll be missed, but...
The $7MM salary he stood to make next year could be spent can be spent better elsewhere. Like going towards Crawford or Werth’s salary next year. :-)
NO WERTH.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
respect
I respect a guy who can walk away from the game when he is playing at an elite level. I respect him even more cause he’s driven to be with his family.
by hollerin' brave on Sep 30, 2010 6:44 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I'm glad Wagner gets to finish his amazing career, pitching for the manager he always wanted to play for.
I think he’s really happy where he’s at this year, and it shows.
I wish he’d be here next year, but I respect his decision to put his family life first.
My avatar says it for me...
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
And, I’m glad I was able to see him pitch in person several times. I lived in Houston for a while and got to see him there and then this year as a Brave on my trip to ATL on 9/1 when he got the save against the Mets.
My avatar says it for me...
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
I'm not really a fan of such weird stats
Although I’m sure there are “stat boys” at ESPN that spend all 40 hours a week trying to find weird abnormalities like this.
Anyways, if you want to read some really good Billy Wagner stuff, check out the huge article on him in SI this week.
He leaves no doubt in the SI article (linked in a new FanShot)
Throughout baseball, people cannot believe Wagner is retiring at the end of the season, regardless of how far into October the Braves play, regardless of what he does. He looks like he could go another two years, easy. His fastball is still in the mid-90s and it moves, and these days he’ll throw a full-count breaking ball for a strike. Jones, Wagner’s ancient contemporary who is coming back for more next year, calls his teammate “a freak” (that’s a compliment), but Wagner is not so impressed with himself. “I’m not as good as I was,” he says. By retiring, he’s leaving at least $6 million on the table. But Wagner is leaving no wiggle room. He won’t be pulling, he said, “a Favre.” He’s made, he says, more money than he could ever need—close to $100 million.
My avatar says it for me...
"Curve: The loveliest distance between two points." ~ Mae West
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