Roy Oswalt

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Oswalt goes out on 3 days rest to beat the Reds for the 23rd time in his career with only 1 loss, which is one of the best in MLB history vs one opponent.  Oswalt is 28-8 in sept and oct, one of the best in history.  After starting with a 7-8 record, Oswalt ended 2nd half of the season on a 10-2 run.  Oswalt has one of the best post all star winning percentages ever among active pitchers, only percentage pts behind Johan Santana.  Although Oswalt had a career high in era and home runs allowed in a season, he maintained his excellent strikeout to walk ratio, he allowed 9 less hits than inninngs pitched, and his batting average allowed was the best hes had in over 4 seasons.  He also broke the club record in scoreless innings streak in his late season run.  If not for his bad first 3 starts of the season playing through an injury, he would have an era closer to 3 than 3 and a half.  6 of his 10 losses were also when he gave up 3 earned runs or less.  People will look at the 10 losses and the 3.54 era and say this was Oswalts worst season in his career, but if you look at the other stats and consider his injury, his first 3 bad starts, and his great late season run, you could argue it was possibly one of his better seasons....