Jump to content

Billy Wagner on the Marlins


Recommended Posts

Wagner assesses Marlins

Will 2010 go down as a season of missed opportunities for the Marlins?

 

The team still has a chance to finish above .500, but there is a school of thought that if the club had upgraded in a couple of areas -- mainly their bullpen -- they could have seriously challenged for the NL East title.

 

Braves closer Billy Wagner certainly feels the Marlins are a quality team. Recently, Wagner offered this assessment of the Marlins to MLB.com Braves' reporter Mark Bowman.

 

"The Marlins are no fun to play," Wagner said. "They're probably the best talent and if they'd have had a bullpen, they'd have won this division.

 

"They've always been like that. Every time they've put a closer in their bullpen, they've won championships. Then they go through three or four years where they have unbelievable talent and starting pitching, but they don't have a bullpen."

 

-- Joe Frisaro

Link to comment
Share on other sites

"They've always been like that. Every time they've put a closer in their bullpen, they've won championships. Then they go through three or four years where they have unbelievable talent and starting pitching, but they don't have a bullpen."

 

That's false.

 

Anyway, if this current team had a bullpen...I don't know if we'd be in first place, but we'd definitely be playoff contenders.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

"They've always been like that. Every time they've put a closer in their bullpen, they've won championships. Then they go through three or four years where they have unbelievable talent and starting pitching, but they don't have a bullpen."

 

That's false.

 

Anyway, if this current team had a bullpen...I don't know if we'd be in first place, but we'd definitely be playoff contenders.

 

 

It's not false, it's hyperbole.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

"They've always been like that. Every time they've put a closer in their bullpen, they've won championships. Then they go through three or four years where they have unbelievable talent and starting pitching, but they don't have a bullpen."

 

That's false.

 

Anyway, if this current team had a bullpen...I don't know if we'd be in first place, but we'd definitely be playoff contenders.

 

 

It's not false, it's hyperbole.

 

 

Ummm...ok.

If he's exaggerating the "truth," then he's not really telling the truth; thus, it's false.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

"They've always been like that. Every time they've put a closer in their bullpen, they've won championships. Then they go through three or four years where they have unbelievable talent and starting pitching, but they don't have a bullpen."

 

That's false.

 

Anyway, if this current team had a bullpen...I don't know if we'd be in first place, but we'd definitely be playoff contenders.

 

 

It's not false, it's hyperbole.

 

 

Ummm...ok.

If he's exaggerating the "truth," then he's not really telling the truth; thus, it's false.

I'm agreeing with Erick on both parts here.

 

If each time we had a good closer we won championships, then we'd have had a 4, maybe 5-peat from 03-07 cause we had solid closers each of those years. At least I think so.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.



×
×
  • Create New...