51 Results for billy wagner

Abreu has set perfect example for Angels

Peter Gammons

...Game 3 clincher, with the Red Sox leading 5-2 in the eighth inning, Abreu greeted Billy Wagner with a double inside the first-base bag to begin a two-run rally that necessitated...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 12, 2009

Why this Angels team is different, dangerous

Peter Gammons

In the mirror of the Angels' ALDS Game 1 victory over the Red Sox on Thursday was the past, which somehow we were reminded dated back to 1986, when Ke...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 09, 2009

Thoughts on ALDS eve

Peter Gammons

Three thoughts for ALDS Eve: 1. Three reasons Jon Lester, Billy Wagner and Hideki Okajima are so important: (Numbers are batting average, HRs and OPS) Kendry Morales •...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 07, 2009

Familiar foes Red Sox, Angels endure

Peter Gammons

They keep coming back to one another, this week for the fourth October in six years. There are those who think that they have seen this too often and ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009

Familiar foes Red Sox, Angels endure

Peter Gammons

After some trying times, teams meet again

Story | Conversation | October 05, 2009

Sox, Yankees look to October

Peter Gammons

This series was circled back in January, when the idea of a Red Sox-Yankees series at Yankee Stadium on the second-to-last weekend of the season seeme...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 24, 2009

Are Red Sox still in Angels' heads?

Peter Gammons

BOSTON -- The evening air had an Amherst vs. Williams feel, and the last two games were won on bloop singles. These three September weeknights at Fenw...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2009

Red Sox entering a Dicey stretch

Peter Gammons

When the Red Sox open a vitally important three-game series against the Angels on Tuesday, they have no idea what to expect from Daisuke Matsuzaka. No...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 11, 2009

Payroll gambles, Manny and the Kennedys

Peter Gammons

...they saved releasing John Smoltz and Brad Penny and their combined 6.24 ERA pays for Billy Wagner. (By the way, Department of Labor statistics showed that Ohio has lost more manufacturing jobs this...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 29, 2009

Nats' Rizzo has much work to do

Peter Gammons

Mike Rizzo was informed Tuesday that he was the Lerner family's choice as the Nationals' general manager. The idea was to delay the announcement until...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 20, 2009

Wild card still working its magic

Peter Gammons

Injustice remains throughout the system, which is why it is so refreshing to see the Pirates and Royals reinvest their revenue-sharing money into sign...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 15, 2009

'One of the luckiest people on the earth'

Peter Gammons, Special to ESPN.com

Returning from a near-fatal aneurysm, Peter Gammons salutes the many who cared for him during his recovery.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 19, 2006

A whole new ballgame in '06

Peter Gammons, Special to ESPN.com

With pitchers and catchers ready to report, Peter Gammons looks ahead to everything new and improved in 2006.

ESPN Insider Story | February 12, 2006

Burnett's deal suddenly has an impact

Peter Gammons, Special to ESPN.com

A.J. Burnett's deal could mean even more lucrative contracts for next winter's free agents, including one Barry Zito.

ESPN Insider Story | December 07, 2005

Jays aren't done yet

Peter Gammons, Special to ESPN.com

B.J. Ryan's rich contract is a sign of more big-spending activity to come -- for the Blue Jays and the rest of baseball.

ESPN Insider Story | November 28, 2005