The Future Hall Of Fame Pitcher Who Threw With The Wrong Arm
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- Billy Wagner was one of the best closers in MLB history with a fastball that topped out at over 100 MPH. Despite this, he actually wasn't throwing with his natural arm. He broke his right arm twice when he was seven and had to switch to being a lefty. So let's look at the life and career of Billy Wagner featuring his time with the Astros, Phillies, Mets, Red Sox, and Braves.
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A guy who is a few years older than me was born a righty. We went to high school together. Both played baseball. He had such an unusual desire to play professionally he taught himself to throw lefty because he knew they were typically more desired.
The result was a 94 mph fastball and a 88 mph curve as a senior in high school.
Got drafted by the Blue Jays in the 3rd round.
Unfortunately injuries plagued him from there. He bounced around several years, signing with the A's organization and making it to triple a at some point but that's as far as it would go
What’s his name?
His son was drafted recently in the late rounds by the Astros and is actually working his way up very fast and should be in triple A next year and will probably make his MLB debut within the next 2 years. Plays shortstop
Thanks for this comment, cool to know!
He was with AAA Space Cowboys in 2023. He did pretty well. I went to a game where he had a wall off hit.
He is with the SpaceCowboys still. Playing 1st, 2nd 3rd and a little SS and DH. Batting.310 right now. Should be called up SOON!
Wagner and Mozart... Two classics.
The fact that Wagner isn't already in just shows how much voters pay attention to actual stats.
Relief pitchers are the MLB's special teams equivalent, he's good but his role is too specialized and he also has fewer innings than the few other relievers in the hall while not having the transcendence of a Mo Rivera.
He should be in IMO but I get the case against him taking as long as it has.
@@bmac4You are correct, this is the reason. However, I feel it is weak. He was an elite game changer. Idc if it’s for an inning or less per appearance. Impact is impact.
Great video. I was a fan of his because we were both left-handed and short to be a pitcher 😮.
One of my favorite closers ever
This guy was an absolute beast 🔥
Great job with the video! I love the Eric Andre reference at the end too! 😂
How is this man not in the hall ?!?!🤬🤬
Not enough votes.
This isn't rocket science.
Tears his ucl flips glove over continues to pitch
Best reliever the Mets ever had.
Agreed
Interestingly, he had difficulty with the Cardinals. 2 blown saves stick out. 1999 giving up a HR to Mark McGwire on a 101mph fastball McGwire deposited in the upper deck at Busch 2. Game 2 in the 2006 NLCS to So Taguchi.
Wagner was so dominant. Dude doesn’t need the hall… the hall needs him.
Oh bullshit.
@@TheBatugan77@TheBatugan77 Nah, if you were alive and watching baseball, playing baseball video games, ect you knew how crazy good he was. The problem was he played for the Astros, Bad Phillies, and LolMets.
@@TheBatugan77 How can you watch a video like this about the guy who threw the hardest by a large stretch and got the most strikeouts per 9 ytear after year and say "nah, not dominant."
Are you actually a designated hitter that cant break out of the minors? So you just hate pitchers no matter what? That's about the only way this makes sense.
next to mariano rivera billy wagner was the next best dominant closer in baseball idc what anyone says
Random but you have a nice voice for videos! Also great editing👍🏽
Plenty of saves leaders and reliever-of-the-year winners end up retiring with a 4+ ERA. Not enough respect is given to long-term success among relief pitchers.
also he had amazing seasons, saves are a horrible metric
So he was a right handed pitcher all the time. I never knew.
I strangely throw harder with my left (non-dominant) arm as well.....except not 101, maybe 65 😅. I will have to go get an update at one of those pitcher games.
That is insane, i doubt I can even make the ball go straight to the catcher with my off-hand
The voters seem like they vote on a check list. If you don’t have marks in every box (hits, HRs, innings pitched, wins, etc) then you don’t get in. They still haven’t let Curt Schilling in and I’m pretty sure that’s because they don’t like him personally. Here’s hoping he makes, for the simple fact that he was one of the most dominant (left handed) closers ever.
Odd that a closer just happened to have a father-in-law with the last name Quesenberry. And, before anybody starts, I KNOW the subject of this irony was Dan Quisenberry…
this is fuckin wild
Fallback Ferum. Fuck yeah!
Do more research on pronunciation. It’s TAZ Well.
2000 was the last year of the 20th century, NOT the first year of the 21st...
Explain please
I find it very odd that his father-in-law and his stepmother were killed. Were they having an affair or did they just happen to be in the same place and get murdered by the same person or was that a mistake? I'll have to look that up as youd think would be either his father-in-law and mother-in-law, or it would be his step mom and his actual father.
Father-in-law and step-mother-in-law. Were shot while trying to help her sister get out of an abusive relationship by the abuser.
I agree HOFer
they should put him in the hall already
Whats your opinion on torii hunter for hof?
heck no. JAWS would tell you he isn’t even close to being a HOFer
@@ctboy1989 then why is scott rolen in?
Average HOF Cf JAWS 58.2....torii hunter 40.7.....average HOF 3B JAWS 55.7....Rolen 56.9. Do you see the difference
@@ctboy1989😂🤣😂🍿😂 JAWS is meaningless when you have Pete Rose as a left fielder even though he played more games at first and nearly as many at second, third and right field.
@@ScrewedUpClick8900 who has more hits, rbi, runs, hr, stolen bases, silver sluggers and gold gloves?
My boy does everything right handed except shoot a basketball. It’s so weird.
at least he shouldn’t have a problem driving with his off hand
I write Left Handed, Left Handed Shooter, eat Left Handed...I Bat, Fight, Hockey, and Throw Right Handed
Rolaids not roilaids.
Albert Pujols was not a pitcher. WTF?
That was a joke. Albert made his one and only relief appearance in a blow out game in 2022 as did Yadier Molina, their final seasons respectively.
How the hell is Roger Clemens not in but this guy is
🧃
1 word; Steroids, same as Bonds and McGwire
Well, he isn't in
To me era has a bit different meaning now compared to 25 years ago. 25 years ago starting pitchers went 8 innings, now they only go 5-6 innings on the average. So really u should divide their era in half to see how many runs they are giving up per start
That's literally what era does save a picture gives a five and runs in 5 innings then he would allow nine earned runs and 9 innings so his era should be nine
Lol wut? I mean ,maybe , accounting for facing a lineup less per start on avg Is relevant to your point on starters . Only starters
ERA = Earned Run Average. Simply put, you take the number of earned runs given up, multiply it by 9 and divide it by innings pitched. Pretty simple.
@@Christopher-cm6he
Not what he meant.
You whiffed.
Except that he's not going to make it into the Hall of Fame.
He was so bad in the playoffs though. Your closer shouldn't be your biggest hinderence during the playoffs......I would say no, be is hall of very good
@@SonicCollectionsPS2Noiseszyou’re tripping with kershaw. His numbers are insane.
Nah, man. If you condense Kershaw into post-season performance: Not even Hall of "very good".
your dumb
its not the “Hall of Playoff Performances” js