Billy Wagner anxiously waited for his moment, but not just for himself, for what it meant to the future of baseball.

Now, in his 10th inning on the Hall of Fame ballot, Billy Wagner is alone on the mound without ... A Vanderbilt University graduate, he has covered the Angels for the Riverside (Calif.) ...

In the context of what he did throughout his career, which was mostly spent in Houston, Wagner is a sure Hall of Famer. He finished with 422 saves, 1,196 strikeouts, and a 2.31 ERA. A seven-time ...