Billy Wagner has had a very long, very successful MLB career. Wagner was half of a lethal back end of a Houston Astros bullpen in the early '00s. Wagner saved games behind setup man Octavio Dotel. He's saved quite a few of them in his sixteen seasons. 422, to be precise. He might be stuck ... Read More
The Top 79 Cub Killers of My Time #36: Billy “Goat” Wagner
Posted On 27 Jul 2011 By Bad Kermit. Under: The Top 79.
Billy Wagner has had a very long, very successful MLB career. Wagner was half of a lethal back end of a Houston Astros bullpen in the early '00s. Wagner saved games behind setup man Octavio Dotel. He's saved quite a few of them in his sixteen seasons. 422, to be precise. He might be stuck ... Read More
The Top 79 Cub Killers of My Time #38: Mark McGwire “Gwire Pants on Fire”
Posted On 20 Jul 2011 By Bad Kermit. Under: The Top 79.
I need to get a quick confession off my chest right up front here. When I was a kid, I loved Mark McGwire. I don't know if it was because he was a first baseman like me, because his team had actually won a World Series in my lifetime, or because I felt bad that he was a ... Read More
The Top 79 Cub Killers of My Time #42: Barry “My Heart at Cinergy Field” Larkin
Posted On 11 Jul 2011 By Bad Kermit. Under: The Top 79.
It's stupid that Barry Larkin isn't already in the MLB Hall of Fame while Ozzie Smith is. Larkin was one of the most dominant offensive shortstops over the course of a 19-year career spent entirely with the Reds. On his resume, Larkin can list 12 All Star game selections, 9 Silver Sluggers, 3 Gold Gloves, and an MVP. ... Read More
The Top 79 Cub Killers of My Time #51: Jeff “Eff” Fassero
Posted On 17 Mar 2010 By Bad Kermit. Under: Ex-Cubs, The Top 79.
Ed. Note: When I'm long gone from this world and tales are told of what I did to make a difference in this life, no one will have an answer that doesn't, at some point, use the phrase "dick joke." Whether I leave a legacy in the expanding world of penis jokes or not, though, I certainly don't ... Read More
