I'm getting all emotional up in this blog. Great article about Billy Wagner, with some great quotes, here is one of them:

"I’ve learned a lot about who I want to be," Wagner said. "I retired out of baseball to be a parent. That’s more important to me than baseball. I know people are saying I need a certain amount of saves to get into the Hall of Fame. If (422 saves) gets me into Cooperstown, that’s great. If I never get elected to the (MLB) Hall of Fame, that’s fine with me.

"If I can raise my kids to be good citizens, good people, that’s all I need,"

The Braves have had a couple of episodes lately where players and coaches have shown themselves to be poor role models. I only wish Braves fans had been given a few more years to appreciate what a good role model Billy Wagner is.

Read the full article here.