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TheOldMole Mar 04 2007 10:55 AM

Pelfrey ready for prime time.

A Boy Named Seo Mar 04 2007 11:00 AM

This was the quote from that same NYTimes [url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/04/sports/baseball/04mets.html?ref=baseball]article [/url]that got me. “He doesn’t have that deer-in-the-headlights look,” Wagner said. “Now, he is a lot more mature. He understands that his role here is not to pitch and get paid, but to pitch and win championships.” Not so complimentary of your teammate, Bill. We need a 2007 quotes thread.

Edgy DC Mar 04 2007 06:34 PM

Make one, sucka.

KC Mar 04 2007 07:21 PM

I'm not so sure Wags is ready for prime time.

Johnny Dickshot Mar 04 2007 07:59 PM

Yeah, shut it, Billy.

Rockin' Doc Mar 04 2007 09:17 PM

I really don't see what is so bad in Wagner's statement. He seems to be saying theat Pelfrey is more mature and more ready to pitch in the majors than he was last season. He apparently believes that Pelfrey will be an essential component for future Mets championships.

Frayed Knot Mar 04 2007 09:33 PM

I don't either. Now Wags certainly has a big mouth and has a history of saying some stupid things going back to his days in Houston. But I think all he's saying here is that at first young players are satisfied just to have reached the big leagues. Eventually, however, they realize they'll have to fight just as hard - if not harder - to stick around and that Pelfrey seems to be onto that better now than he was upon first arriving. Some young players never catch onto that fact and those tend to wash out eventually if not quickly.

KC Mar 04 2007 09:53 PM

For my part, I didn't mean he was uncomplimentary. It's funny, and we've all done it, but sometimes when you utter things out loud you comment on yourself. Who is Billy Wagner to comment on pitching and winning championships? I still say shut it, and I don't see Wagner very high on the team spokesman ship totem pole.

Frayed Knot Mar 04 2007 09:59 PM

Wagner's just one of those guys who doesn't seem to have a filter for his mouth. He'd be better off if he said less - he's a bit like Cliff in that way - but he's not going to and we often complain when players do nothing but spout cliches so I'm just going to sit back and enjoy some of it and ignore the rest.

Johnny Dickshot Mar 04 2007 10:06 PM

I'm just hating on Wagner like an internet punk.

Frayed Knot Mar 04 2007 10:29 PM

Met fans hating on their closers is a time-honored tradition.