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Created by dipity on Aug 21, 2009
Last updated: 10/23/10 at 09:49 PM
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...we saw yesterday, Billy Wagner signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Braves to be their closer in 2010. Now that he has signed, let’s look at the fantasy impact and where you should draft Wagner in 2010. Wagner has a couple of things going for him in...
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/301850-billy-wagner-whats-his-fantasy-value-in-2010
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...Wagner signed with the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. It's a bit of a surprise that Atlanta signed Billy Wagner, because this is a lot of money to pay for an older closer. The contract between Wagner and the Braves is for $7 million in 2010 and comes with a...
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2449920/closer_billy_wagner_signs_with_atlanta.html
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...Atlanta Braves have made another poor signing. Billy Wagner agreed to a 1-year deal worth $7 million dollars to factor into Atlanta's closer role in 2010. Doesn't it seem like Atlanta's closer has been a revolving door for the past couple of seasons to begin...
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2212311&src=rss
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...returned last season from Tommy John surgery in August and pitched two games for the New York Mets. In those two games, Wagner struck out four batters in two innings and his fastball was consistently in the mid-90s. Ironically, the first team Wagner faced...
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/301087-atlanta-braves-find-a-new-closer-sign-billy-wagner
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...Rosenthal reported late last night that Billy Wagner will be signing with the Braves, pending a physical. After offering arbitration to Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez, the Braves look to be shoring up their bullpen from the outside. A brief look at Wagner's...
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2211554&src=rss
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...invitations have been sent. vote to see results Was signing Billy Wagner a good move for Atlanta?! Was signing Billy Wagner a good move for Atlanta?! posted just now Loading... Nobody has liked this comment yet This...
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/300990-billy-wagner-signs-with-atlanta
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...relatively poor fits. One name that has been established through various media outlets for the Braves, though, is Billy Wagner. The 38-year-old lefty has drawn interest from various teams and, according to MLB Trade Rumors, is prepared to begin fielding...
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/297023-billy-wagner-in-atlanta-a-perfect-fit
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Whitey Herzog will be on the ballot for the Hall of Fame this winter. I ignored this bit of news in favour of complete rambling nonsense.
So just say for a second you were the General Manager of a major league baseball team, and you've got a rather
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Viva El Birdos
http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2009/11/11/1125790/bull-market
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...well spent and not worth the gamble to get the compensation picks. Bean Stringfellow? Are you kidding me? The more Billy Wagner posts the better. That way, we get to see "Bean Stringfellow" as well... Of course his agent is saying that. He doesn't want the...
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2177836&src=rss
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Billy Wagner is back in baseball before he really ever went anywhere. The lefty's agent issued a statement yesterday saying Wagner intends to pitch in 2010 -- despite Wagner telling The Post on Monday he was eyeing retirement. Wagner's agent, Bean
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New York Post
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/mets/wags_is_not_gonna_retire_agent_says_POnSLfqCKkLUimAjKycVfJ
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BOSTON -- The phone rang in that chaotic bottom of the seventh inning on Friday night, and left-hander Billy Wagner got the word that it was his turn.
This was a special moment for Wagner, not just because he loves pitching under pressure, but because
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MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091010&content_id=7421276&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb&partnerId=rss_mlb
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BOSTON -- Two $20 bills are taped above Billy Wagner's locker in the Boston Red Sox clubhouse -- rewards for betting a few teammates that the Virginia Tech football team would beat Nebraska and Miami.
The former Ferrum star will enjoy far greater
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Roanoke.com
http://www.roanoke.com/sports/baseball/wb/221271
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Billy Wagner gives up two unearned runs in two-thirds of an inning.
His bad outing was barely in the books and Billy Wagner was sitting in front of his locker shaking his head. A throng of reporters engulfed him and he had to smile.
"Seems like
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New York Daily News
http://feeds.nydailynews.com/~r/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees/~3/l63_EigVsKE/2009-09-27_wags_dogs_it_for_sox.html
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NEW YORK -- His baseball home for more than three years, Billy Wagner is back in New York City as a visitor this weekend. Not only that, but the left-handed reliever will get his official initiation into the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry.
While Wagner
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MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090925&content_id=7149008&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb&partnerId=rss_mlb
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BALTIMORE - The day after his first loss with the Red Sox was hard for Billy Wagner. After his worst games, for the first 14 years of his career, Wagner savored the chance to pitch again. He always wanted to atone immediately, to erase the sting of
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Boston Globe
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When Bay's lazy fly ball barely snuck around Pesky's Pole in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Boston a 4-0 lead, Wagner's chance at a save was erased. Still, the newly acquired long-time closer worked the top of the ninth and only allowed two
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Providence Journal
http://www.projo.com/redsox/content/projo_20090913_red_sox_postgame.179ac5156.html
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BOSTON One of the first things Billy Wagner did after joining the Red Sox at Fenway Park two and a half weeks ago was shed his entrance music. No more “Enter Sandman.” When Wagner jogs in from the bullpen, silence reigns.
Closer Jonathan Papelbon,
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International Herald Tribune
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/sports/baseball/13redsox.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
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...of the fact that he is a 38-year-old pitcher with 385 career saves who has yet to play in a World Series. Whatever it is, Billy Wagner seems poised to increase his workload if it helps land the Red Sox in the postseason. And if the result is that he is anything...
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Boston Herald
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/~3/tFfzo4zNj-E/view.bg
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ST. PETERSBURG -- The every other day schedule is something that Billy Wagner is still getting used to, but it's not one that takes any of his joy away.
"I've never been in a bullpen that has three or four guys that throw harder than I do and probably
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MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090903&content_id=6768480&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos&partnerId=rss_bos
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Clearly the Red Sox shudder at the thought of making the same mistake twice in one summer. John Smoltz’s first Boston start was feted as a visit from pitching royalty. NESN hyped it as if Elvis had reentered the building. Then the game – and the
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Nashua Telegraph
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090828/COLUMNISTS09/908289975/-1/XML04
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Winning pitcher: Danks (12-8). Losing pitcher: Tazawa (2-3). Att: 38,003.
At 38-years-old and 11 months removed from Tommy John surgery, Billy Wagner is thankful for the opportunity the Red Sox have given him.
“I’m excited,” Wagner said upon his
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette
http://www.telegram.com/article/20090828/NEWS/908280431/1009/rss01&source=rss
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The deal to bring Billy Wagner to Boston is an excellent way for the Red Sox to bolster their already solid bullpen through the end of this year with very little cost. The debate that wages over Wagner’s worth to the Sox after this season is one that
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Baseball Digest Daily
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http://www.baseballdailydigest.com/blogs/2009/08/26/billy-wagner-and-the-red-sox-beyond-09/
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...Wagner joining the Red Sox makes sense for all involved parties. The Mets are off the hook for the remainder of the nearly $3.5 million owed to him this year. Wagner gets to join a team in a pennant race that has genuine World Series aspirations. And the...
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/242671-wagner-the-power-painter-should-help-red-sox
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BOSTON — Billy Wagner is on his way to the Boston Red Sox.
After a few days of back-and-forth talks about Wagner’s future, the New York Mets traded the left-handed reliever to the Red Sox on Tuesday for two players to be named.
The AL wild-card
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The Cumberland Times-News
http://www.times-news.com/localsports/local_story_237233551.html
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BOSTON (AP) Billy Wagner is on his way to the Boston Red Sox.
After a few days of back-and-forth talks about Wagner's future, the New York Mets traded the left-handed reliever to the Red Sox on Tuesday for two players to be named.
The AL wild-card
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The Morris County Daily Record
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http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20090825/UPDATES01/90825045/1005/RSS
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...minutes to go before the deadline for a trade, the Mets are apparently making a last-ditch effort to try to get star reliever Billy Wagner to change his mind and go to Boston. Sources indicate they are talking about it now, though it may be an uphill battle...
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Sports Illustrated
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/08/25/wagner.redsox/index.html?eref=si_topstories
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New York Mets reliever Billy Wagner will invoke his no-trade clause rather than accept a deal to the Boston Red Sox, according to multiple media reports
Besides contract issues, another major reason Billy Wagner is declining a move to the Red Sox is
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ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4421443&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines
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Billy Wagner will pitch for the Red Sox this season, after all.
Wagner agreed to waive his no-trade clause in the final minutes before Tuesday's deadline and the fireballing left-handed reliever was traded from the Mets to Boston for two players to be
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ESPN
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4421684
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Jonathan Papelbon thinks "it's great" that the team acquired Billy Wagner today for two minor leaguers to be named later, trying to put some distance between the words which created controversy earlier this week when he questioned whether Wagner's
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2031829&src=rss
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The Boston Red Sox acquired a piece they hope will solidify their post-season hopes by trading for left-handed reliever Billy Wagner. The 38-year-old Wagner, who was sent to Boston for two minor league players to be named later, originally said he was
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2031666&src=rss
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And by the way, my post on how much the Yanks should pay their outfielders and which ones they should sign will be back at 3 p.m. Keep these comments Wagner-specific please.
As long as Marte is healthy. But then again, I could say the same about Wagner.
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2031462&src=rss
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NEW YORK - Billy Wagner wants to be a closer next season, regardless of which team he's on.
That's why the Mets reliever says Boston must guarantee it will decline his contract option for 2010 before he would approve a potential trade this week to the
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LoHud.com
http://www.lohud.com/article/20090825/SPORTS01/908250355/1040/RSS0902
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...Red Sox [team stats]’ attempt to pry reliever Billy Wagner from the Mets was expected to go down to the 1 p.m. deadline this afternoon. Wagner, claimed off waivers by the Red Sox late last week, made it clear after the Mets’ game yesterday that he will void...
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Boston Herald
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/~3/YX0MUIl26WM/view.bg
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...York Mets reliever Billy Wagner has decided to block a potential trade to the Boston Red Sox. Wagner's agent, Bean Stringfellow, tells Newsday that his client will exercise the no-trade clause in his Mets contract. Wagner, who was claimed on waivers by the...
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Sporting News
http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/article/2009-08-25/wagner-says-he-wont-go-red-sox
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BOSTON – IT APPEARS as though Jonathan Papelbon will get his wish.
Various reports have the Red Sox balking at the concessions Billy Wagner and his agent have asked in return for the lefty waiving his no-trade clause. Key among those conditions is a
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The Union Leader
http://www.unionleader.com/rssarticle.aspx?articleId=722ce20d-d3a7-45b7-973f-e9f4e598fe9c
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NEW YORK -- Billy Wagner wants to be a closer next season, regardless of which team he's on.
That's why the New York Mets reliever says Boston must guarantee it will decline his contract option for 2010 before he would approve a potential trade this
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Myrtle Beach Sun News
http://www.thesunnews.com/sports/story/1036351.html
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NEW YORK -- With a deadline looming for the Boston Red Sox to make a move on Billy Wagner, their waiver-wire claim and the Mets reliever, Wagner expressed concern over both his health and what his role may be with the American League club.
"I don't
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NJ.com
http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2009/08/time_ticks_down_toward_bostons.html
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...Sports Center, MLB analyst Buster Olney discussed the potential trade between the Mets and the Red Sox involving reliever Billy Wagner. In his appearance, Olney stated that the chances of a deal happening are below 50 percent. Currently, there are numerous...
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/241957-new-york-mets-pitcher-billy-wagner-not-likely-to-be-traded
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NEW YORK _ Is the Red Sox bullpen big enough for both Jonathan Papelbon and Billy Wagner?
We could find out soon.
If the Mets decide to trade Wagner by Tuesday’s waiver deadline or release him so he can join Boston, which put a claim in for him when
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NorthJersey.com
http://www.northjersey.com/r?19=961&43=517057&44=54585522&32=4497&7=309037&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northjersey.com%2Fsports%2FWagner_and_Papelbons_war_of_words.html
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...and Papelbon, who’s 10 years younger, has 142. NEW YORK _ Is the Red Sox bullpen big enough for both Jonathan Papelbon and Billy Wagner? We could find out soon. If the Mets decide to trade Wagner by Tuesday’s waiver deadline or release him so he can join Boston,...
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NorthJersey.com
http://www.northjersey.com/r?19=961&43=517057&44=54585522&32=4497&7=309037&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northjersey.com%2Fsports%2FWagner_and_Papelbons_war_of_words.html
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6 days ago: New York Mets relief pitcher Billy Wagner looks at the scoreboard in the seventh inning of the Mets' baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Citi Field in New York, Monday, Aug. 17, 2009. Wagner rejoined the Mets less than one
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Over the Monster
http://www.overthemonster.com/2009/8/24/1000674/billy-wagner-unlikely-to-join-red
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Billy Wagner has pitched one scoreless inning since coming off the disabled list.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Billy Wagner wants to be a closer next season, regardless of which team he's on.
That's why the New York Mets reliever says Boston must guarantee it will
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Sports Illustrated
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/08/24/mets.wagner.ap/index.html?eref=si_mostpopular
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...has until Tuesday to complete a deal that would land former closer Billy Wagner in a waiver claim trade. Why would Boston want to give up a marginal player or prospect and take on additional salary for a 38-year-old middle relief pitcher coming off Tommy John...
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/241834-wagner-needs-to-stay-a-met
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...commemorate Billy Wagner's return this week, I compiled a list of his top 10 most valuable pitches as a Met per WPA. It should bring back some pleasant, and not so pleasant, memories during this lost season. A major caveat of relief pitcher WPA is that relievers...
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Amazin' Avenue
http://www.amazinavenue.com/2009/8/23/998996/billy-wagners-most-valuable-pitches
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Wagner could land in Boston
NEW YORK – Gary Sheffield stood in front of his locker hours before the Mets' 4-2 win over the Phillies and before his own ejection from the game, surrounded by media members, trying to explain away his one-day work
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NorthJersey.com
http://www.northjersey.com/r?19=961&43=517132&44=54054797&32=4497&7=309037&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northjersey.com%2Fsports%2Fpro_sports%2Fbaseball%2Fmets%2FWagner_heading_north.html
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...Wagner and offering arbitration that he’d decline. We discuss it frequently here. Why wouldn’t the organization work out with Wagner the arb scenarios and know whether or not he’d be interested in accepting arbitration and being a setup man? (Might be a naive...
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2025806&src=rss
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NEW YORK -- Eleven months removed from elbow surgery and one day after making a successful return to the majors, Billy Wagner was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox.
The Phillies didn't have any interest.
But even if they did, Wagner said Friday
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The Delaware News Journal
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20090822/SPORTS01/908220341/1002/RSS02
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NEW YORK - The strains of “Enter Sandman” played and the bullpen door opened. For one of the few times this season, the fans at Citi Field stood up and cheered as one. The occasion was the run from the bullpen of Billy Wagner, making his way to the
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NorthJersey.com
http://www.northjersey.com/r?19=961&43=517057&44=53890047&32=4497&7=309037&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northjersey.com%2Fsports%2FWagner_sharp_in_return_but_Mets_fall_3-2.html
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NEW YORK -- To make room for one veteran pitcher, the Mets had to let go of another one.
Reliever Billy Wagner was activated from the disabled list on Thursday, taking the roster spot of starter Livan Hernandez, who was released.
Wagner, who underwent
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MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090820&content_id=6525440&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb&partnerId=rss_mlb
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"It's not much fun to be healthy and watching," said Billy Wagner. (AP)
NEW YORK -- Billy Wagner has been in the Mets' clubhouse since Sunday, and the closer, who underwent Tommy John ligament-replacement surgery last September, is getting a little
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MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090819&content_id=6507494&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb&partnerId=rss_mlb
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