ROY OSWALT

Roy Edward Oswalt (born August 29, 1977 in Weir, Mississippi) is an American Major League Baseball player who debuted on May 6, 2001. Oswalt, a slender six-foot zero-inch right-handed starting pitcher, is currently in his seventh major league season. He has spent his entire career in the Houston Astros organization. Oswalt is known as a victorious pitcher at home.

Oswalt is the major league leader in wins since he was called up in 2001. (via Wikipedia)

From The Blogsphere

Roy Oswalt Shut Down for Season

via fanhouse.com ( 145 Days ago )
by Andrew JohnsonFiled under: Astros, MLB InjuriesRoy Oswalt has pitched for the last time in 2009.The Astros have decided to shut down their ace, who has been dealing with a degenerative disc in his back, for the season."It just ain't going away," Oswalt said. "I've pitched with it for (four) starts, and it's just not getting any better. It's just kind of lingering more and more. [...]

The Dugout: Digging For Fire

via fanhouse.com ( 165 Days ago )
by Jon BoisFiled under: Astros, The DugoutThe Astros' Roy Oswalt is frustrated by the lack of fire in his team's clubhouse, and who can blame him? Obviously, they're not going to be able to overcome a team OPS+ of 93, a team ERA+ of 94, and a 9.5-game deficit in the wild card standings, but you know what? With a little get-up-and go, they could conceive of, design, and build a rocket [...]

Roy Oswalt Thinks the Astros Are Insufficiently Fiery

via fanhouse.com ( 166 Days ago )
by Josh AlperFiled under: Astros, NL CentralIf you caught the Starting Five on Thursday morning, you saw that Joel Piniero continued his hot streak by shutting down the Astros on Wednesday night. The hard luck loser in the 3-2 game was Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt. Oswalt was peeved, either by losing a quality start or by the Astros' 14th loss in their last 18 road games, and decided [...]

MLB Leading Los Angeles Dodgers Fall Again To The Astros Friday Night

via bleacherreport.com ( 206 Days ago )
The National League leading Los Angeles Dodgers lose to the Houston Astros again. Where were the Dodgers bats against Roy Oswalt and the Astros? Did they forget they are the home team? Or did they just decide to take off of work? They Allowed Ivan Rodriguez to go 4-for-5 with a homer and two RBI, while Oswalt tossed his 18th career complete game to lead the Astros in an 8-1 win over [...]

Oswalt Throws Two-Hitter, Astros Beat Padres

via washingtonpost.com ( 225 Days ago )
Roy Oswalt dominated the San Diego Padres again, pitching a two-hitter and retiring his final 18 batters in the Houston Astros' 3-1 victory Monday night.

Slowey Wins His 10th Game, Twins Defeat Astros 5-2

via washingtonpost.com ( 235 Days ago )
Kevin Slowey became the second 10-game winner in the majors, and the Minnesota Twins went back to small ball Friday to beat Roy Oswalt and the Houston Astros 5-2.

Returning stars may halt plans to sell

via foxsports.com ( 236 Days ago )
Should Astros ace Roy Oswalt prepare to move? Ken Rosenthal breaks down if struggling teams are ready to start buying or selling.

Philadelphia Phillies: Say No To Penny, Glavine and Padilla

via bleacherreport.com ( 250 Days ago )
The Philadelphia Phillies are looking everywhere for a starting pitcher (as if that's a surprise to anyone) and they are looking at the top-of-the-rotation to end-of-the-rotation guys. Names like Erik Bedard, Roy Oswalt, and Jake Peavy have been linked to the Phillies in the last week or so, but the lower-end pitchers have also been somehow linked with the Phillies. With Brett [...]

Which team will pull the trade trigger early?

via foxsports.com ( 250 Days ago )
Trade deadline, schmade deadline. For a guy like Roy Oswalt, it can pay to move early, says Sean McAdam. You listening, Texas?

Roy Oswalt Will Probably Not Accept a Trade to the American League

via fanhouse.com ( 253 Days ago )
by Pat LackeyFiled under: Astros, White Sox, AL Central, NL Central, MLB RumorsYou know, you've got to give the White Sox credit for trying. After being shot down by Jake Peavy when the Padres and White Sox had worked out a trade to send the righty to Chicago, rumors again began swirling last week that Chicago was interested in another right-handed National League ace. This time, [...]