That transcript, supplemented with my own notes and earlier coverage, tells the story of family patriarch George “Billy” Wagner III as much as the story of his son. As our profile lays out ...

WAVERLY, Ohio – Billy Wagner loomed large over his southern Ohio family. Hulking, combative, sullen and profane, he set the family's agenda even during long spells living away from them.

Dan Freedman is lawyer and IBWAA member who writes about baseball. Billy Wagner came oh so close. Five votes out of a possible 385, that is how close. With 284 votes from the Baseball Writers ...

This is it for Billy Wagner on the BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot. He's in his 10th and final season. He's off the ballot next year, it's just a matter of if that's because he's made it to Cooperstown ...

Billy Wagner is approaching the peak in his climb up Everest. His steady climb to 75% of votes on the BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot, though it has taken its time, will culminate with this year’s ...