Rained-out Mets meet in wake of Wagner remarks

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Wagner Blames The Media, Insists He’s Not Paulie Go Nuts
Published 5/17/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
Prior to tonight’s clash with the Yankees being rained out, Mets closer Billy Wagner revealed himself to be a bit of a revisionist historian, insisting that Thursday’s heated remarks after a 1-0 loss to Washington were aimed not at his teammates, but at the working press.  From the AP: “Whoever wrote that I pointed out Delgado and was calling guys out is wrong. I don’t call out anybody,” Wagner said. “We get along good around here. We lost a tough game and were a little frustrated.” ...

Wagnerian Opera
Published 5/17/2008 by Kingman at Loge 13
... Meanwhile all the chatter in Met territory seems to be about Billy Wagner and the closed door team meeting the players had Friday night. ...

Jumping Someone Else's Train
Published 5/19/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Mets2Moon) at The Ballclub
... night brought torrential downpours and the postponement of the first Subway Series game of the year in the Bronx, the fourth game of the 20-game stretch that could very well define their season. After a 1-2 start against the weakest opponent they'll face, the Mets went into the Bronx with a whimper. Not exactly the way the Mets wanted to head into the important games that everyone likes to downplay as unimportant—Especially when the Mets are struggling. It also brought a closed-door, closed-lipped team meeting, called by their suddenly embattled manager. If ...