Billy Wagner and Scott Schoeneweis have become quick pen pals. Sharing a fandom of the Blue Devils, they bonded quickly over discussing Duke basketball, as David Lennon describes in Newsday.

Wagner never had met Schoeneweis before walking through the door
yesterday. But as soon as he heard the team's new lefthanded reliever
is a Duke graduate, and a huge Blue Devils fan, well, that was all that
really needed to be said. The two talked for a while as Wagner dressed
for his late afternoon workout.

The story also goes on to detail how Scott or “The Show” as some of his former teammates referred to him, has had to battle several setbacks in his career, which included surviving testicular cancer as a sophomore at Duke only to blow out his left elbow and require Tommy John surgery. Despite the serious issues Scott has had to deal with he seems to be one of the best new personalities to join the team this year. The Mets beat writers hav remarked that he's tremendously upbeat, great for a good quote, and has a charming demeanor.

A perfect example is where Scott talks about his number, 60, and how it helps him remember where he came from.

Schoeneweis, 33, has stuck with the No. 60 to remind him of his humble
beginnings as a rookie in the Angels' system. When Schoeneweis made the
team in 1999, he figured the Angels would switch him to a lower, more
respectable number, but they never did. Neither did the White Sox after
he was traded to Chicago in 2003.

“It gives me motivation,” Schoeneweis said. “Almost like a chip on my shoulder, like I'm not good enough to get a real number.”

The Mets tried to remedy the problem this week by giving Schoeneweis
No. 36, which put him in the awkward situation of asking for the No. 60
back. By now, it's already on his glove and other equipment. Plus, he
said, “It's not like I have to give anybody a Rolex to get that number.”

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