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Billy Wagner, Red Sox Pregame

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Sat, 29 Aug 2009

Joe Castiglione talks with the newest Red Sox reliever before tonight's game.

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" The belly yeah we went to your -- campus the other day you really genuinely seem very happy to be here. I definitely. Really am. I can't think a better situation for myself after coming off of that and injuring in. Tim back I think you know -- going to be up to pitch again and then had to be from the found myself with great group again as and that team that's headed for the playoffs. And to be in the American League gift for the first time after so many years in the National League yeah. What are your thoughts on that score. Closed -- when I'm going to be easy and now expected to via. A challenge and I'm excited -- think that the group of guys here. You know behind mean they're NN helped me in every way in. Thank god standing contribute in whatever way. He had damage answer you riches and certainly have proven to be very successful for many people -- you were told that he probably wouldn't come back. I was just so it. In had a fine career and that that. Now -- my agent that way of that pitching though that it would be difficult mandated changes this again can't teach -- dose new tricks situation in. Just beg to differ did you have by any doubters is something you wanted to prove. I think yeah any time adversity. Any athlete wants to you know. That to show people and motivate yourself to -- mind their doubters that you know you can't come back in and do its job. -- you -- you'd have a power pitcher you are going up probably one inning. Knowing the hitters probably is his support in his for starters it that you just do your thing played them tendencies I mean in that it. Fantasy. And that's it. -- Yeah I don't see who -- things you know under their tendencies. They have have make -- that they did name and -- move in the box and you know it helps those things so more than the big things. Is pitching the eighth innings that maybe in ninth more than mental adjustment. -- It probably is it that try to keep mail have a whole picture of us more I think -- I am so early if that I think about just attacking zone and match and then that. You know attack Nader I attacked the hitters in fourth and be aggressive. In the strike and not very. 385 saves. Right after the all time list number two months that these John Franco was with the Mets has directed is that something you'd like to think about that would -- mean you know spin them Mike Stanley in him and pretend like there. Have a chance to at least -- different -- and I'm Jennifer ever. I came into the league so you know it's in my game on them about it you know it's a tough race to begin to plan. I'm just. Right now can worried about this in back in acted in that routine and inconsistent. About relationships. With people on this team -- in the past than they've -- said he was there when you first came up -- Houston it was. Ten without. In anything you know when when the characters you played with and so but it's getting an occasion of a comfort. That some by -- I'd say hey you know what when on. And you know leaned on him and that's my questions solidarity -- I mean town and it in eyes started to pick the brains he would they city. We know what you said about the future wanted to be closer but this. Maybe we get a couple of months here well -- hope -- our elected and if part of in just do whatever I can't beat it to the World Series in. And that -- on the -- about I guess people can tell you from Virginia and yet they don't and it that they easily statement there's but. You know it's it's -- it -- the whale walk away at I mean now look at me like yeah. I'm from -- and from different place well this is doing -- and we say what you with open arms and thank you very much for joining us electorally but thank you think and me. Billy Wagner I guess my back -- average."

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