Wagner apologizes to Delgado; Mets clear the air

 
As a stubborn rain soaked Yankee Stadium on Friday, things were no less stormy inside the visitor's clubhouse, where the Mets spent the afternoon in full damage control mode. The concrete walls were suitable for the club's bunker mentality, and when the door closed for the anticipated team meeting, it was time to clean up the mess created by Billy Wagner's comments from the previous day. [link]

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