Roy Oswalt
Roy Oswalt
Roy Edward Oswaltis an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the majority of his career with the Houston Astros. He also played for the Philadelphia Phillies, the Texas Rangers, and the Colorado Rockies...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth29 August 1977
CityWeir, MS
broke fine game
It broke the game open, ... You don't need to be so fine then.
ball needed pitches
I was able to keep the ball where I wanted to, for the most part. I made some pitches when I needed them.
I think they made adjustments after the first two times through the lineup,
guy high league liked likes school
But I like challenges. I always have. I've always been a guy who likes big games. All the way from high school or Little League or the minors, I always liked big games.
love pitching situations
I love the pressure. I love pitching in situations where it counts.
love
I love the pressure, I love it when it counts,
caught guys happened job matter mindset
I never go out there with the mindset I'm going to lose. I always go out there to win. Doesn't matter what happened yesterday. A lot of guys get caught up in what happened yesterday. You have to go do your job that day you're out there.
adjustment ball fifth figure letting looking sixth threw till
In the fifth or sixth they made an adjustment and were looking in, and if I threw away, they were letting the ball go. I didn't really figure that out till the fifth or sixth inning.
monday sleep sure
I'm sure he didn't sleep too well Monday night.
feet complaining tape
The pitch would normally be low, but my ball starts carrying and stays on a sustained plane. Everyone always complains - 'that ball is low' - but then you go back and look at the tape, and it's right there. My catchers tell me, and the hitters tell me, that the ball stays true flight the last five or six feet.
can-do
This is a dozer you can do anything with.
winning
Every time I go out there I expect to win.
night given i-can
On any given night, I can throw a shutout.
careers games seasons
You have one good game or season, so what? You have to have a career.