Leave Billy Wagner out of this!
Mets closer Billy Wager did pitchers league-wide a service yesterday, ripping his teammates for dodging reporters after a 1-0 loss to the highly-competitive Washington Nationals. Though it doesn't really represent locker room chemistry, I'm sure Wagner's outburst had pitchers across the world nodding their heads in approval. Which starting pitcher isn't frustrated when he holds the opposition to one run and still gets saddled with a loss? Sure, Wagner wasn't the starter yesterday -- he didn't even pitch -- yet he's the one reporters are forced to go to for answers.
I wonder what would happen if all players spoke their minds. What if, instead of insisting, "I have confidence in the guys, they'll turn things around next time," a starting pitcher said something along the lines of "These guys suck. I pitched eight innings of one-hit ball and I still took the loss" after, well, pitching eight innings of one-hit ball and taking the loss.
Did anyone else see some of the Mets' baserunning gaffes yesterday? If I were Carlos Beltran or Luis Castillo, I may have also booked it out of Shea right after the game. Nice game, pretty boys...(insert second spitter).
