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Happy Birthday Guillermo Mota and Billy Wagner

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Dave Gogel

The Baseball Gods have given us Met fans a fun treat today. Two relievers whom evoke completely differently emotional responses share the same birthday. Since he used to set up for Wagner, it is only appropriate that we start with … Continue reading →

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Time To Assess the Billy Wagner Trade

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Joe Janish

It feels like decades ago, but it was only a year and a few months past that the Mets traded Billy Wagner to the Red Sox in return for Chris “The Animal” Carter and a slugging youngster named Eddie Lora. … Continue reading →

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Braves Sign Takashi Saito

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Joe Janish

In a matter of 48 hours, the Braves have rebuilt their bullpen. A day after signing Billy Wagner to be their closer, Atlanta wasted no time in locking up a setup man — Takashi Saito. Saito was signed to a … Continue reading →

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Billy Wagner Signs with Braves

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Joe Janish

According to multiple sources (originally Ken Rosenthal), former Mets closer Billy Wagner has signed a one-year, $7M contract with the Atlanta Braves. Yee ha. Can’t wait to see Wags 18 times a year. Hat tip to MetsToday reader “Walnutz15”, who … Continue reading →

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Chris Carter DFA’d

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Joe Janish

According to MLBTradeRumors (hat tip to NY Baseball Digest), the Red Sox have DFA’d Chris Carter — presumably the other “player to be named later” in the Billy Wagner trade. I’m not sure what exactly this means, mainly because I … Continue reading →

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Manuel Perpetuates Blame Game

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Joe Janish

Ah, now it’s all clear. Perhaps I was too harsh on Frankie Rodriguez, Johan Santana, and Carlos Beltran. By blaming others, finger-pointing, and driving the bus over their teammates, they were merely carrying out the ethos set in place by … Continue reading →

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Mets Get PTBNL from Red Sox

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Joe Janish

Anyone else out there not paying attention to Mets news over this past weekend? In case you missed it: On Saturday, the Red Sox sent to the Mets one of the two players to be named later in the Billy … Continue reading →

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Yankees Block Carter – So What?

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Joe Janish

Yesterday I thought we’d reached a low point when the DFA of a career minor leaguer caused excitement in the Mets blogosphere. Today, I’m seeing we fans sink even lower in this steep abyss of failure and mediocrity we’re calling … Continue reading →

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