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[Roy31]

It's over," an Astros official told FOXSports.com Sunday night. "We told them we're not dealing with them anymore."

The Astros' frustration apparently stemmed from their belief that they had a Tejada blockbuster in place Friday night, only to have that deal and later proposals quashed by Orioles owner Peter Angelos.

But there may have been another issue.

The Astros, according to a major-league official with knowledge of the discussions, feared that the Orioles would flip their most prized acquisition for Tejada — Astros right-hander Roy Oswalt — to Houston's cross-state rival, the Texas Rangers.

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[Raphictor]

If the Astros actually feared they would deal Oswalt to us and backed out because of that, I would laugh hysterically. We screwed them out of Tejada because they were afraid.

But I don't beleive Oswalt was really ever available to anyone. Just speculation.