WBC Twitter: Oswalt-licious!
outincenterfield.com 3/24/2009 — Last night marked the debut of “The World Baseball Classic- USA vs. Japan: A Live Twitterstorm of Angst” (tentatively subtitled: “Sometimes Roy Oswalt Makes Me Very Angry”), a play in several heartrending acts. It starts ...

Midnight Thoughts
gaslampball.com 3/17/2009 — It's almost midnight and I realize that I haven't blogged in forever . I'm also supposed to be working on something for work work, but I'm procrastinating. I was at my soccer game earlier tonight and one of the girls on my team that lurks GLB told me how she found it depressing to be watching ...

Oswalt to square off vs. Dice-K | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 3/21/2009 — LOS ANGELES -- Team USA manager Davey Johnson named Astros right-hander Roy Oswalt the starter against the Japanese on Sunday night at Dodger Stadium in a World Baseball Classic single-elimination game. > Oswalt will face Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese ...

Astros agree to deal with catcher Rodriguez | Sports | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
chron.com 3/17/2009 — KISSIMMEE, Fla. — As Roy Oswalt sang Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez’s praises, the 14-time All-Star catcher interrupted the ace righthander’s phone conversation Monday to let him know they were now Astros teammates.“What’s up, teammate?” Rodriguez told Oswalt ...

Japan has a date with Korea in final | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 3/23/2009 — LOS ANGELES -- Japan's trip started in Tokyo more than two weeks ago and continued through a pair of exhibition games in Arizona and a weeklong pit stop in San Diego. On Sunday, the journey led Japan to Dodger Stadium and a clash with a Team USA ...

Roy Oswalt Wants A-Rod's Stats Gone
mlb.fanhouse.com 2/11/2009 — It's easy for former ballplayers to come out against Alex Rodriguez in the wake of his recent admission. Roy Oswalt becomes the first current player to blast A-Rod.

Roy Oswalt Wants A-ROD’s Numbers Deleted
totalprosports.com 2/13/2009 — Total Pro Sports - Roy Oswalt has been one of the better pitchers in the National League for many years now, he has accomplished this without the use of Performance Enhancing Drugs. When he was asked how he felt about the touchy topic, he clearly voiced his opinion, saying that, "The ones ...

Roy Oswalt will start for Team USA in WBC semifinals
sports.espn.go.com 3/20/2009 — Roy Oswalt will start for the United States in its semifinal against Japan in the World Baseball Classic.

Separated at Birth?
thebluejayhunter.blogspot.com 3/18/2009 — Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a clone of Roy Halladay? Multiply Roy Halladay by five, and you have a starting rotation that could shut down the finest team of players that Major League Baseball could put together. Now while there may not be five Roy Halladays in ...

Slow hook for Oswalt dooms Team USA
examiner.com 3/23/2009 — What is it about the lose-and-go-home concept that is tough to grasp for WBC managers? Davey Johnson sat and sat and sat, while Japan scored five runs in an eight-batter stretch off Roy Oswalt.

Peavy fine with decision to start Oswalt — Major League Baseball News 3/21/2009
If Jake Peavy was at all miffed by the turn of events in the World Baseball Classic, he wasn't showing any signs of it as he walked off the main field at baseball's Urban Youth Academy on Saturday.

Sayonara! US sent home by Japan in semis of WBC — Boston.com -- Baseball News 3/23/2009
Derek Jeter, Jimmy Rollins, Roy Oswalt and the rest of Team USA can get back to preparing for the start of the major league baseball season.

No Rip on Cal Ripken Jr. But Kent Hrbek Deserved 1982 AL ROY Honors — Bleacher Report - MLB 3/23/2009
Gandhi took home the 1982 Oscar for Best Picture. Either E.T. or Tootsie would have made for a better choice. A few months later, judges in another area of human endeavor also would make a questionable selection. Baseball ...

Oswalt, Hawkins on way back to camp — Major League Baseball News 3/23/2009
Now that Team USA is out of the World Baseball Classic, life for the Houston Astros will soon return to normal. Roy Oswalt is due back to Kissimmee no later than Wednesday, while LaTroy Hawkins was expected to fly back to Florida on Monday and rejoin ...

NL Central Preview: Houston Astros — Bleacher Report - MLB 3/25/2009
The Houston Astros, I predict, will finish fifth in the NL Central. I don't think that they will have enough steam to finish in the top and they will be beaten out by the Cincinnati Reds. The Astros need help in the rotation because Roy Oswalt cannot ...