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
came catch game knew knowing
We came in here knowing they had to catch us and knew the game we had to play.
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.
busting key
We had been busting (Edmonds) in with fastballs a lot through the years, and in key situations,
bullpen home hoping last legs maybe pick run second tired
My legs got a little tired when I got around 90 pitches, but I was hoping if I could just keep it 3-2 after the second home run and get through the inning, maybe the bullpen could come in and pick up the last four.
good joke pilot
The pilot had a pretty good joke for us on the way here.
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,
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.
guy third throw
It's big in the sense that we don't feel like we have to throw every other day. Having the third guy is big.
beat build game
It's big, especially to beat them here, ... It's the first game we beat them here. It's big for us to build some confidence.
faced feels guys
I've faced these guys 50 times it feels like already,
monday sleep sure
I'm sure he didn't sleep too well Monday night.
meant winning
To give it to him, that meant more to me than winning it. He didn't want to take it, but that's the way he is,
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.