Billy Wagner rips Mets teammates for ducking media

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Country Time’s Version Of Clubhouse Leadership
Published 5/15/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... (above) over the past day and a half, the New York Mets have dropped 3 of 4 to the lowly Nationals, a situation that has the club’s self-appointed spokesperson suddenly wanting no part of the gig.  From the New York Daily News’ Adam Rubin : ...

Billy Wagner Lets the Pigeons Loose as He Rips His Teammates
Published 5/15/2008 by Mullet at FanHouse
Filed under: New York, Mets, NL East, MLB GossipIt's gone from bad to worse for the New York Mets. The bad? Losing three out of four to the Washington Nationals, wasting two great outings from their starting pitching in the process. Worse? Billy Wagner tearing his teammates a new one for ducking the media after their latest debacle, a 1-0 loss where they couldn't get Mike Pelfrey a win after he no-hit the Nats for six innings. Wagner looked over toward the area of first baseman Carlos Delgado's locker ...

Billy Wagner rips Mets teammates for ducking media
Published 5/16/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Billy Wagner rips Mets teammates for ducking media In the old days...at least they used to play cards. That undercurrent of discontent over some Mets ducking the media boiled over after Thursday’s game. As reporters spoke with Billy Wagner after the Mets lineup failed to capitalize on Mike Pelfrey’s gem in a 1-0 loss to the Nationals at Shea Stadium, first about the upcoming Subway Series, then about Thursday’s game, Wagner wondered aloud why the closer was drawing attention. Then he went Paul Lo Duca-esque, minus the racial component. Wagner looked over toward the area ...

Plop Plop Fizz Fizz, Oh What A Disgrace It Is!
Published 5/16/2008 by Metstradamus (noreply@blogger.com) at The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus
... going to break for home on a Carlos Delgado line out to first base with one out, leaving him a dead duck ... somehow ... on a throw across the diamond to end the game on an inexplicable double play. (What was that I was saying about baseball IQ?) You know, the thing that the Mets had in abundance two seasons ago, but seems to be lacking with pretty much the same group of players two seasons later? Has everybody gone senile? No, they've just gone crazy ... at least Billy Wagner did after the game at a group of reporters: "Wagner looked over toward the area of first baseman ...

And That Happened
Published 5/16/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Craig Calcaterra) at ShysterBall
... : New York is shutout by a guy who gave up 16 runs in his first two starts, a reliever who had an ERA around six coming in, and a closer who, while OK, ain't exactly Bruce Sutter. Then Billy Wagner goes off. You gotta love ...

Baseball Today: Friday, May 16
Published 5/16/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... FACE THE MUSIC: Last year, you may recall, then-Met Paul Lo Duca ripped his Hispanic teammates for using the language barrier as an excuse to duck talking to the media. Yesterday, current Met Billy Wagner -- while leaving race out of it -- went into a similar rant about teammates who refuse to speak to reporters, leaving the burden to players, like him, who don't duck into the trainer's room or out the door. (New York Daily News) Wagner called out Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado by implication -- though the New York Post reports Beltran ...

Trouble in New York: Billy Wagner gets on teammates for avoiding the media
Published 5/16/2008 by houroc at SportFiends
... Wednesday when the Mets lost to the Nationals again, reporters asked Wagner about it and he looked over at teammates lockers and replied: ...