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Billly Wagner's Best Day

Which was Billy Wagner's best day?

July 14th	0 votes
June 25th	5 votes

Edgy DC Oct 22 2007 01:13 PM

July 14th The fort had only recently been secured when Billy Wagner held it expertly. The Mets grabbed a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the eighth against the Reds on July 14 when Billy was brought into save what had been an excellent night of pitching from Tom Glavine, hitting from Lastings Milledge and being from Ralph Kiner. With no margin for error and no way the Mets could afford to lose this kind of low-scoring game (havng lost too many of them in June), Billy went to work: Strikes out David Ross; grounds out Jeff Keppinger; pops out Ryan Freel. A 1-2-3 ninth to truly preserve a 2-1 lead. It's Billy's 19th save of the year and his Best Day. June 25th Guillermo Wagner had two wins and 34 saves in 2007, but his best day was perhaps neither. His best day, I think, came on June 25th, as the defending champion St. Louis Cardinals came to Shea looking to avenge the thorough bashing the Mets gave them to open the season and ruin their flag-raising ceremonies. (Yes, I'd rather they ruined them by winning the pennant the previous October, but that's another tale.) In his first start with the Cards, Mike Maroth did the job against the Mets, allowing one run in 7 1/3 innings. Jorge Sosa did his part to match MM, allowing just one of his own for six and a third. It would be a battle of the bullpen until the Mets took it in the eleventh on a walkoff homer from Shawn Greeen you might have already heard about. How did they get there? Well, two untouchable innings from Billy Wagner sure helped. Ninth inning One-at-bat-Met Gary Bennett pops to short. Sit down. Career benchwarmer until this year Ryan Ludwick whiffs. Shut up. So Taguchi fans. Agains a lefty. Get the Hell out of here! Tenth inning Aaron Miles flies out gingerly to left. Eat it. Alber Pujols swings, misses, sits. Drink it. Scott Spezio pops to the catcher Lo Duca. Pay me for it. A thoroughly dominating performance facing nothing but righthanded hitters up there for a manager who likes to set his matchups up carefully.

G-Fafif Oct 22 2007 01:18 PM

Your case out compells mine and I concede. I was at both games, and while it's always a plus to hear BTO follow BW, you have reminded me that it was pretty darn exciting to see a tie score on the board when Wagner left the mound after his second scoreless and brilliant inning. Perhaps a poll is in order to determine our POTY's BD. One assumes he had several qualifiers.

sharpie Oct 22 2007 01:19 PM

Fafif conceded in the other thread. No conflict, June 25 wins.

Edgy DC Oct 22 2007 01:24 PM

Hey, I was typing. I'm OK with the Wagner poll.

Centerfield Oct 22 2007 01:55 PM

You're so litigious.