Billy Wagner didn’t seem very optimistic about the Mets earlier this offseason, his comment to Marty Noble on Mets.com show he’s much more confident in light of recent events.

“Whenever it is, wherever it is, I can’t wait,” closer Billy Wagner said. “We’ll all be looking forward to it. It’s going to be like it was two years ago, when we all came together. The Mets already had a good team, and then they brought in Carlos Delgado and Paulie [Lo Duca] and Duaner [Sanchez] and [me].

“We were excited the first day the whole team was in camp, and it kept building up. We couldn’t wait for the season to start.”

I’m happy to hear Country Time perking up. I like how Wagner tells it like it is, even if some fans may disagree. He’s not going to tell you what you want to hear, so when he says he’s excited with the current roster, you know he means it.