Oswalt's family unharmed in tornado
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Oswalt's family unharmed in tornado
David Murphy, Daily News Staff Writer
A quick update on Roy Oswalt. . .
The Phillies have told the veteran righthander to take all the time he needs to help his family clean up from the devastating series of storms that swept through Mississippi earlier this week. It still isn't clear when Oswalt will return to the team, and considering what he and his wife went through, it's understandable. Nicole Oswalt had joined her husband in Arizona, where she watched him pitch against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday. The couple's kids were back in Mississippi with her parents when the massive storm system that spawned deadly tornados across the South began moving through. You can imagine what was going through their minds throughout that day and night as they scrambled back to Mississippi after Oswalt's start. Fortunately, we can tell you that everybody is accounted for. According to sources with knowledge of the situation, the kids and their grandparents rode out the storm in a tornado shelter and were unharmed. Although the house was not damaged, they suffered extensive property damage, which Oswalt is helping to clean up with his bulldozer.
Despite Joe Blanton's trip to the disabled list, the Phillies have some flexibility with regards to their rotation. Oswalt is scheduled to make his next start on Tuesday. But thanks to off days today and on Monday, Cole Hamels would be available to pitch on Tuesday with an extra day of rest. Vance Worley could then pitch on Wednesday, followed by Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee on normal rest.
The Phillies won't have a better idea of when to expect Oswalt for at least another day or two.
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HEY ANDY! Take notes....FAMILY FIRST!! Good for you Roy and i'm glad everyone's okay.— Geno D- Oswalt on a bulldozer. I think I'd pay to see that. He's got his priorities straight. Good guy.— s
- If any of us were in Oswalt's shoes, we'd do the same thing. He's a baseball pitcher. It's not like missing a week or two means cancer patients who need his special surgical skills will die or the world peace agreement he was on the brink of hammering out will now unravel.— eman
Comment removed.- Good news! Scary stuff. Back to work.— johnny eagle
- Take all the time you need, family comes first. People seem to forget, its still just a game.— xMikelaw19
- Glad to hear they're OK. As for Roy on a bulldozer, didn't he clear the 50-or-so-odd acres that his restaurant sits on by himself in that bulldozer? The man loves his toys!— Jesus_the_Gardener
- Oswalt's Family Unharmed; Reporter Still Salty about Feelings Being Hurt when Man Rushes Home to be with His Family during Massive Tornadoes and Does Not Properly Excuse Himself.— AreaMan
- A meaningful update in a blog for once. Thanks Dave.— djack10
- Someone get a picture of him on the dozer! Glad to hear his family is all doing well...— PhilliefaninAZ
- I hate to be the lone dissenter here, but Roy Oswalt is being paid richly to pitch for the Phillies, not operate a bulldozer. Once the guy had established that his family was OK -- any of us would have wanted to do that, and he'll have had five days to do so -- I don't understand why he wouldn't use a small portion of his millions to pay a bulldozer operator, and honor his pitching contract.— Dave Clemens
- Dave- Let me field that one for you big guy. You don't understand because you're an idiot. Fortunately the Phillies do understand and thats why the Roy Oswalts and Cliff Lees want to play there.— fla
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- Worley's pitching tonight because of Blanton's injury. I don't think you would have gotten Oswalt even if he was here, because it's not his turn in the rotation.
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