Author Topic: Oswalt possibly retiring after 2010? (Read 3410 times)

jasonact · « **on:** March 31, 2006, 02:44:27 pm »

I don't know if this is just ESPN smoke, but their stupid Insider actually has something I might be interested in. This preview of an article by Buster Olney indicates that Oswalt plans to reevaluate his career and possibly retire after playing for 10 years, which would be after the 2010 season. Can someone with access to ESPN Insider read the article and attempt to determine what is being said/speculated?

Here's a blurb from the preview:

Quote:

"Ten years," Roy Oswalt says, again. He glances into the rearview mirror. "My goal is to play 10 years, and then I'll figure out what to do after that."

David in Jackson · « **Reply #1 on:** March 31, 2006, 02:47:29 pm »

I'd say this topic is about the only thing I can think of that's less relevent that what Roger Clemens thinks about playing this season.

LonghornCDR · « **Reply #4 on:** March 31, 2006, 03:40:43 pm »

Basically, the article says that Roy loves his home in Weir, and that he wants to go back there full time as soon as he can. But he leaves the door open to playing longer. He said the only thing that might guarantee him playing beyond ten years is if he has a son. He'd like to play long enough for his boy to see him in the big leagues. We must now all offer the Luca Brasi blessing for the Oswalts, "and may their [next] child be a masculine child."

pravata · « **Reply #6 on:** March 31, 2006, 05:34:54 pm »

Sparky and Son, Grading and Stump Removal. He can't wait.

S.P. Rodriguez · « **Reply #7 on:** March 31, 2006, 05:38:08 pm »

It was a pretty interesting view into Oswalt's life outside Houston and the MLB. Not that it's a surprise but he seems like a down to earth guy, based on the article. The guy is putting his new bulldozer to work, building what I'm sure is a tank, but Olney called a lake, on his new 1000 acre spread. Either way, it's still alot of work.

There is a story about Roy's grandfather working lumber until he neared 80 and then growing water-melons, weeding his 40 acre water-melon patch by hand because his tractor equipment was ill-equiped for the job.

Basically, it was one of those warm-fuzzy articles where you get to feel like you now have insight into what makes the guy tick and how he inherited his tireless work ethic. At the very least I can appreciate why he says, in essensce, he doesn't dread life after baseball but he loves the competition.

Taras Bulba · « **Reply #8 on:** March 31, 2006, 05:57:59 pm »

I don't know if "tank" is used to much extent outside of Texas. My relatives in Alabama are not familiar with the term, instead using "pond" for a small, man made body of water.

Useless information, but there you have it.

Holly · « **Reply #9 on:** March 31, 2006, 05:59:46 pm »

Even more useless, but... I've grown up in Texas and never heard the word "tank" to refer to a small manmade body of water. Odd.

Author Topic: Oswalt possibly retiring after 2010? (Read 3410 times)

No? in Austin

pravata