Billy Wagner sits sixth on the all-time saves list, but his long-running dominance exists in the purgatory behind Mariano Rivera. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀⚽️🥇 ...

MET NOTES In case you didn’t know, Billy Wagner and Yankee closer Mariano Rivera both enter games to the Metallica song “Enter Sandman.” And in case you were hibernating, it&#8217… ...

Billy Wagner, a flame-throwing left-hander and one of baseball's elite closers during his era, now awaits his turn to join the Hall of Fame. ... Mariano Rivera (2019) and Lee Smith (2019).

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% ...

Billy Wagner's path to the Major Leagues could only be described as improbable. Now, as the final ballots for the 2024 Hall of Fame class are being tallied, ... Mariano Rivera (2.21 career ERA).

I didn't vote for Billy Wagner as a Hall of Famer, ... In other cases, they fall second only to Mariano Rivera. Wagner obviously is a baseball great, one of the top 10 relievers ever.

Wagner’s career 187 ERA+ is second-best in history, behind only Rivera. His 1999 season, in which he struck out 124 hitters in 74 innings with a 1.57 ERA remains one of the most untouchable ...

Mariano Rivera, for example, is an obvious, slam-dunk, no-doubt Hall of Famer. Joe Nathan, who comes onto the Hall of Fame ballot next year, is eighth in career saves and a six-time All-Star with ...

Billy Wagner's phenomenal career ending with him leaving a save situation and limping off the field before being replaced on the playoff roster due to an oblique injury is all kinds of not fair, but ...