Maybe Oswalt didn’t want to fly across the country right after pitching in a relatively meaningless game for the Astros to be there for the birth. Or, like you said, maybe there’s a medical reason. Either way, the guy got permission from his team to be with his wife for his kid’s birth. Complaining from afar about it because it supposedly hurts your team just seems dumb to me. If CC has to miss a start later this year, the timing sucks for the Brewers, but congrats to him, you know?