“No, no, no!” hmmm….I wonder why his agent is so opposed? Sounds like the agent is putting his interests (money) before Billy’s.

I like Wagner’s wife!

She sounds like the anti Mrs. Teixeira

Same thing happened with Texiera…..in the end it was his wife that helped him make his decision. In the end it’s the husband/wife combo that is the real team.

Be a REAL MAN and do what your wife tells you to do! ha ha..thanks, Mrs. Wagner!

Yes, but unlike Mrs. Teixeira, who was pushing New York because of the extra dollars, Mrs. Wagner’s decision was based on what would make her husband feel fulfilled and content. Maybe that’s because she is a professional too, with her own income, and not just another pretty face who is mainly interested in her husband’s paycheck.

Do you think that Mrs. Wagner is looking at the payoff if he does well. You could say that both wives are going for the money or maybe they both knew what would make their husbands happy. Money may have been the reason but I believe they did what would make them happy.

Decisions are best made on the each person’s best long-term interest. The agent isn’t for it because his best interest is for a full-year contract next year, not to blow the player’s arm out on the remaining contract. The doctors gain very little from being wrong about a short-term goal, rather are better about being conservative for a normal rehab for next year. Wagner is thumbs-down because his closest advisors are counseling him “no”. Only the wife can objectively see the intangibles, the value of the tradeoff of the current opportunity vs. the long-term. Good for her.

Mrs. Tex probably understood shopping better than the quality of baseball organizations, and the money was better. That was an easy decision as opposed to the better decision. That’s OK, the wife and Texeira are neither organizational brain surgeons, like e.g. Schilling and his wife were. And things will work out fine for them both and God bless them. Except when the organizations meet and the quality hopefully wins out…

The Reason Ms. TEx did not want to come to boston was she did not like the shopping on Newbury St. I kid you not, that is what it is.

I’m not going to say that his decision was right or wrong but if given a chance too play for a pennant contender or continue playing for a team mired in mediocracy,see ya wouldn’t want to be ya, and where do I sign up!

Tex stated he wanted to stay with the Angels however $$$$$ money won out. We beat the Angels with Tex and we can do the same to the Yankees.

Thank you Sarah Wagner!

I believe Chris Warren or some other pretty solid RB came out of Ferrum College.

Bean Stringfellow ??? LOL

My hats off to Sarah Wagner, she knows her husband well and knows what really makes him tick.

Good for Mrs. W, giving her partner excellent advice with his spirit and longterm well-being foremost in mind. Even the worst case scenario–i.e., if Billy injures himself pushing his body too hard in postseason play–is still better than ending a great career playing out the string with the Mets; and the truth is, the Sox are VERY good about taking care of their pitchers’ health, pennant race or no pennant race. This was a low-risk, high-reward choice for him, and his wife’s advice on top of reasonably hopeful conversations with the Sox officials evidently made this clear to him. I’m grateful it came out this way–both for Billy’s sake and for the sake of the Sox. It’s a neat opportunity for the player–a great chance at a possible championship, and, should he choose to play another season, this gives him a whole lot of positive exposure toward that objective, with a club that will not ask him to pitch too much for his rehabbing arm’s health– and it’s a very valuable move for the club.

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