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Billy Wagner Off Braves' NLDS Roster; Takashi Saito Added

ATLANTA -- Billy Wagner will be removed from the Braves' NLDS roster because of a strained left oblique, making him ineligible for the NLCS. The Braves will put Takashi Saito on the roster in Wagner's place as soon as they get permission from MLB, manager Bobby Cox said before Game 3 on Sunday. Wagner, who got hurt in the...

Playoff Pulse: One Down, Three to Go

The field of eight is down to seven as the Yankees annual ritual of bouncing the Twins is now complete. The Rays and the Reds are on the chopping block on Sunday, with a loss sending either home for a long cold winter. The Giants and Braves are tied up at one, but how Atlanta will survive Billy Wagner's injury is just one...

Braves Waiting on Billy Wagner, Won't Make Roster Decision Until Sunday

Billy Wagner has been the leader of a corps of talented, young, unknown relievers all year, showing them the tricks of the trade. Now, if Wagner is going to pitch again in his career, he's going to need to hope the kids learned something from him. Wagner, who has said he will retire at season's end, strained his left...

The Dugout: Kyle Farnsworth Circa 2005

Like today's Dugout was going to be about something else. The Giants looked like they had game 2 in the bag. They were up 4-1 and that crazy guy with the beard from the Beach Boys was pitching. Bobby Cox had been ejected for coughing too loudly within 100 feet of an umpire. Things were going great. Somehow the planets...

Billy Wagner Injures Oblique, Likely Out for Rest of NLDS

Atlanta Braves closer Billy Wagner was removed from his team's 5-4 win in Game 2 of the NLDS after suffering a left oblique injury in the 10th inning, and he could miss the rest of the series. "We're not going to write him off yet. I think he's probably done for this series for sure. We're not sure. It's an oblique," said...

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05/12/12 Wagner on retirement: 'What's that?' Source: TriCities.com - Bristol VA Billy Wagner's post-professional baseball career hasn't been spent at a beach resort somewhere with his toes twinkling in the water.
05/01/12 A Look Ahead Part 3: Union to undergo renovation... Source: The BG News - Bowling Green OH Starting the Monday after exam week, the Union will undergo its first major renovation since it opened in 2002.
04/30/12 Billy Wagner coaching at The Miller School in... Source: TriCities.com - Bristol VA The Miller School athletic director Scott Willard had a plan entering this season for the young, excess baseball players at the school that wouldn't make varsity.
04/26/12 Fastball pitcher Wagner dials it down a few notches Source: Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk VA Billy Wagner spent Monday morning getting his cellphone repaired.