Read: Winning IS Everything
At MLB.com, Jon Blau writes of Billy Wagner, who moved to sixth all-time with his 368th career save last night, and who puts winning at the top of the priority list for the team and himself.
Blau quotes Wagner as saying:
“To be able to go out there and do my job, to get three outs, that’s all you are thinking about … I am not thinking about what happened the last time I was on the mound. Even when I get a save, I am still anxious and nervous any
time I get out there, so I don’t really think about the other 300 and some odd ones I’ve gotten and the 70 some odd I’ve blown.”
Wagner side-stepped the limelight and gave credit to his current and former teammates for making ‘a lot of good plays so I look good.’
With 10 saves in 12 opportunities this season, Wagner has a minuscule 0.43 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 21 IP.
…one of the few enjoyable things to watch so far this season has been billy…it seems his change in delivery has added some serious life to his fastball/slider combination…
…i know matt brought this up in his post-game comments, but the angles from behind the plate by SNY were simply awesome…especially when wagner was closing it out…
