According to MLBTR, the other names tossed around in the Gammons article are Randy Wolf, Bronson Arroyo, Kevin Millwood, Aaron Cook, Rich Harden, and AJ Burnett.
Omar has been among the worst regulars in baseball for some time now. I don't think he's as bad as someone like Pena but he's trying. His lines for the last two seasons... 2007: .246 .305 .316 2008: .156 .234 .180 Barf.
Because international athletic celebrities might not be overly keen on keeping the press and the public appraised on every little thing about their family? Especially when said athlete lives in a 2nd world country where there may be a decent chance of someone pulling some shenanigans at the hospital. Or there could be some complications with the pregnancy and Ram wants to avoid the spotlight for this. No one actually knows what a 2nd world country is, or more accurately, what it was.