Billy Wagner’s excruciating wait ends in Baseball Hall of Fame glory
1 day ago · Billy Wagner's wait for that one special call from the Baseball Hall of Fame was excruciating. After all, this was the fire-balling left-handed closer's 10th ... Mariano Rivera],” Wagner said ...
Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame - MLB.com
2 days ago · The days of seeing a Billy Wagner or Roy Oswalt walk out there and do those things, you maybe see that every once in a while, but it’s a different game when it comes to physicality.” ... He’s the ninth reliever elected to the Hall of Fame, joining Mariano Rivera, Dennis Eckersley, Hoyt Wilhelm, Goose Gossage, Trevor Hoffman, Lee Smith ...
Former Houston Astros closer Billy Wagner makes Baseball Hall …
2 days ago · In his 10th and final year on the ballot, former Astros closer Billy Wagner earned his place in Cooperstown, N.Y. in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. ... preserving Mariano Rivera as the Hall ...
Billy Wagner's compelling Hall of Fame case - Beyond the Box …
Jan 22, 2015 · Between 1995 and 2013, Mariano Rivera was the gold standard when it came to the special breed of ballplayers asked to take the seams at the ends of baseball games. We are fortunate, in...
Former Houston Astros closer Billy Wagner elected to Baseball …
1 day ago · Mariano Rivera remained the only player to get 100% of the vote from the BBWAA, appearing on all 425 ballots in 2019. Derek Jeter was chosen on 395 of 396 in 2020.
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall …
2 days ago · Mariano Rivera remained the only player to get 100% of the vote from the BBWAA, appearing on all 425 ballots in 2019. Derek Jeter was picked on 395 of 396 in 2020.
The Hall of Fame Case for Billy Wagner | Just Baseball
Jan 6, 2025 · In fact, Mariano Rivera, the greatest reliever of all time, could walk back on the mound, face exactly 782 batters and strike them all out. It still wouldn’t be enough to top Wagner’s 33.2% strikeout rate.
Billy Wagner, Mariano Rivera, and the Bizarre Debate Involving ...
Aug 14, 2020 · Billy Wagner wasn’t Mariano Rivera, but no one else matched up to the Sandman. In his own right, though, Wagner had an excellent career and may enter the Hall of Fame within a few years. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound lefty saved 422 games and had a 2.31 ERA in 853 games.
Billy Wagner's Hall of Fame case - MLB.com
Dec 27, 2024 · And starting in the mid-'90s, year after year, there was Mariano Rivera, Trevor Hoffman and Billy Wagner. Wagner recorded nine 30-save seasons. Since Eckersley's first year as a true closer in 1988, only Rivera (15) and Hoffman (14) have had more.
Billy Wagner: Hall of Fame calling for one of MLB's greatest closers
Jan 19, 2024 · Only three have been elected since 2009 − Trevor Hoffman (2018), Mariano Rivera (2019) and Lee Smith (2019). Billy Wagner, a flame-throwing left-hander and one of baseball's elite closers...
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