The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
Roy Oswalt is pushing Ben Sheets to consider the Astros. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/11/cafardos-late-3.html
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
... that "This years special guests include: Nellie McKay, Grant-Lee Phillips, Morgan Murphy, Patton Oswalt and Paul F. Tompkins .", but her tour is eleven dates long and it's unclear who will be appearing at each show along the way, BUT Nokia Theatre IS listing all of those guests EXCEPT Patton. All tour dates and a whole bunch of related videos, below ... Continue reading "Aimee Mann & Twisted...
MLB (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
Mailbag: Is Oswalt headed to Hall?
AstrosDaily.com's Astrowire (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
Assuming Roy Oswalt does retire at the end of his contract, what are his chances for the Hall? -- Mike E., Austin, TexasIf Oswalt sticks to his convictions and indeed retires after 2011, he won't have the numbers to make the Hall. Even if he won 20 games over the next three seasons, he'd still be short of 200 wins, which isn't nearly enough to be Hall-worthy.With the knowledge and experience...
Brokedown Palace (Free subscription) | yesterday
Big Fan : Written and directed by Robert Siegel, screenwriter of the upcoming The Wrestler and former editor-in-schief of The Onion . This film also stars Patton Oswalt, which is confusing enough.
Walkoff Walk (Free subscription) | yesterday
... out on the NPB draft; in retaliation, they are going to murder Bobby Valentine's housepets. Roy Oswalt is Lonely in Houston, Seeks Single White Righthander for Companionship : Well tough shit, Oswalt, because Ben Sheets is married. The Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo is a rumormonger, and the latest rumor he's mongering says that Roy Oswalt is trying to recruit his pal Ben Sheets,...
Comedy Central Insider (Free subscription) | yesterday
... 2008 Breakout Comedians , which features Demetri Martin, Brian Regan, Maria Bamford, Patton Oswalt and many other of the hottest hilarity peddlers on the hot hilarity peddling scene.
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
... notes the Red Sox fit the mold of what he's looking for in his next team. And around the bigs: Roy Oswalt is pushing Ben Sheets to consider the Astros. Split opinions on interest in Mike Lowell , but either way this shouldn't affect the Red Sox pursuit of Mark Teixeira . Cafardo lists Dodgers, Angels, Indians, and Twins as possible destinations for Lowell. Jermaine Dye is a good fit for...
The ClownVision Chronicles (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
... overpaid Carlos Lee and Miguel Tejada and is locked up with big contracts to Lance Berkman and Roy Oswalt, then the team must be torn apart.I'm not going to get into all of the crap Justice spews. But he's wrong about many things.First, he writes that the Astros are in financial trouble because every GM in baseball knows that Ed Wade is out there trying to trade every player that he can...
Redleg Nation (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
I think we should all participate in this auction for a former Red, if you are able: After catching up with several former teammates, including good friend Roy Oswalt, Stone, who pitched for the Astros from 2001-04, returned to his home in Hamilton, Ohio, and soon suffered a grand mal seizure. He was later diagnosed with [...]
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
... Stories: • Live Video: Built to Spill’s “I Would Hurt A Fly” at All Tomorrow’s Parties • Patton Oswalt Reveals the Sordid Truth About All Tomorrow’s Parties • My Bloody Valentine, Thurston Moore Bring Big Noises to All Tomorrow’s Parties
Seattle Weekly (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
... The Big Break. Past winners include the late Mitch Hedberg (1997); past competitors include Patton Oswalt and Aisha Tyler. I caught a first-round show at Intiman, where you could feel the pressure in the air—these guys want it. The five-minute format was just enough to sample each competitor’s comedic taste. And with 14 others on the bill, more time would’ve been overkill. There were some...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
... David Cross also just announced an appearance at Knitting Factory in NYC on December 8th . Patton Oswalt and Eugene Mirman appeared at ATP NY in 2008 . Atlas Sound doesn't have any upcoming shows, but Bradford Cox is playing with Deerhunter at Music Hall of Williamsburg on that same night (12/8). Suicide are playing Europa on December 11th . Anti-Pop Consortium are taking over Knitting Factory...
On the Mets beat (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
... Tejada, Carlos Quentin, Mark Belhorn, John Smoltz, Brad Ausmus, Joe Nathan, Adrian Beltre, and Roy Oswalt are among over 100 baseball players donating to an online memorabilia auction to be held this week to benefit 33-year-old Ricky Stone, relief pitcher for the Astros (2001-2004), Padres (2004), and Reds (2005, 2007), who was stricken with a malignant brain tumor in August 2008. In May...
