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
battling feeling good hit seeing somebody team
I thought the way the team was battling and we had been seeing Maddux pretty well, if we could get something going with a hit or get somebody on, I had a good feeling we'd come back.
aggressive ball fine game gets hit lead throwing
To get us a one-run lead gets you right back into the game for us, ... You don't have to be so fine as to throwing a ball around the plate. You can still be aggressive and make them hit the ball early.
afraid ball either good hit left pitch respect
With him, you can make a pretty good pitch away or make a pretty good pitch in and he'll hit it out to either left or right field. You've got to respect that he can hit the ball out of the park, but you can't be afraid of him, for sure.
bit came figured hit plate slider start throw zone
I don't give in, (so I) throw fastballs in the zone and make him hit it. I figured if I can start a slider a little bit out off the plate that he'd give up on it, and (I) was able to do it. And it came back over the plate for a strike.
biggest classify history series team
Yes, I would classify it as one of the biggest games, just because of the history of the team of not getting to the World Series after so many years of getting so close,
goes matter
It doesn't matter who goes first, who goes last,
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,
team wins
The 20 wins is nice, but it's a whole lot better that this team is in the playoffs,
good joke pilot
The pilot had a pretty good joke for us on the way here.
behind guys pitch special
It's kind of special getting to pitch with those guys and behind them,
monday sleep sure
I'm sure he didn't sleep too well Monday night.
faced feels guys
I've faced these guys 50 times it feels like already,
knows walk
Everyone knows I don't try to walk anybody.